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On today’s show, we discuss:

Why the post-COVID world has created a structural shift in favor of real assets
RAAX as a one-stop shop covering commodities, gold, infrastructure, energy, and other real asset segments
The three-step portfolio construction process combining macro, fundamental, and quantitative inputs
The role gold plays as a neutral reserve asset and why central bank de-dollarization has been a key driver of the bull market
Why AI infrastructure buildout and reshoring point to a decade-plus capex cycle that benefits real assets
Why VanEck ultimately decided to exclude crypto from RAAX despite the theoretical case for Bitcoin as a digital store of value

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