The Grant Williams Podcast Ep. 116 - Simon Mikhailovich

The Grant Williams Podcast

Grant Williams

Investing, Business:investing, Business

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

With the recent volatility in precious metals raising an inordinate amount of questions (and generating an even greater amount of hot takes and opinions from let’s just say ‘commentators who are relatively inexperienced in the idiosyncrasies of gold and silver markets’), it felt appropriate to have a conversation with Simon Mikhailovich – a man who has not only been involved in precious metals for some considerable time, but who is also as sound and as savvy a commentator as you’ll find and who brings a unique perspective to his views that’s rooted in both a wealth of experience and balanced, objective analysis. This is a wide-angle conversation about why gold matters—not as a trade, but as protection in a world built on promises.A much more useful approach in times like these. Every episode of the Grant Williams podcast, including This Week In Doom, The End Game, The Super Terrific Happy Hour, The Narrative Game, Kaos Theory, Shifts Happen and The Hundred Year Pivot, is available to Copper and Silver Tier subscribers at my website www.Grant-Williams.com. Copper Tier subscribers get access to all podcasts, while members of the Silver Tier get both the podcasts and my monthly newsletter, Things That Make You Go Hmmm…

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0:00.0	Before we get going, here's the bit where I remind you that nothing we discussed should be considered as investment advice.
0:16.4	This conversation is for informational and hopefully entertainment purposes only.
0:20.5	So, while we hope you find
0:21.7	it both informative and entertaining, please do your own research or speak to a financial advisor
0:27.1	before putting a dime of your money into these crazy markets.
0:35.2	You're about to listen to a special preview edition of the Grant Williams podcast featuring my great mate, Simon Mikhailovich, of the Bullion Reserve.
0:43.2	With things going kind of crazy in the precious metal space, it felt like it was a very good time to bring Simon on,
0:48.9	because he is just about as sane and sensible a voice as you'll find anywhere in the precious metal space.
0:54.7	This conversation is an example of the many extraordinary discussions in which I regularly
0:59.4	engage with a series of smart, insightful and experienced people across the financial,
1:03.8	political and business spectrums.
1:05.5	So if you'd like to become a part of this growing community of subscribers looking to gain
1:09.1	an edge as we navigate what is an increasingly
1:11.4	turbulent world, then why not head over to grant-dashwilliams.com and find out more about both my
1:16.9	multiple podcast series and my written work, things that make you go, hmm, a monthly letter
1:21.5	that analyzes important issues affecting the world around us, providing clarity, insight, and
1:26.6	understanding in an accessible way.
1:30.4	So, with that out of the way, please enjoy my conversation what a pleasure to see you.
1:49.1	It's been a while.
1:50.1	It's been a while.
1:50.7	You've been busy?
1:51.4	It's been a while.
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