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As CEO of Santiago Capital, I bear fiduciary responsibility for managing the capital of others. Part of that responsibility includes looking ahead—especially when the future concerns something as foundational as the structure of the global monetary system.
We are not witnessing a routine market cycle or minor adjustment. We are living through one of the most significant financial shifts in modern history. And as this shift unfolds, I believe gold is positioned to play an increasingly important role.
This belief is one of the reasons I’ve chosen to join the Advisory Board of Monetary Metals.
Over the years, I’ve been approached by many companies in the gold space. Many are well-intentioned. But Monetary Metals is the only one I’ve encountered with both a grounded vision and a viable, executable plan to actually shift the global financial conversation meaningfully in gold’s direction.
They’re not offering just another platform for buying, selling, trading, or storing gold.
They’re using gold as actual money—putting it to work in real-world business financing while offering clients a return on gold, paid in gold. In doing so, they’re quietly laying the groundwork for gold’s potential reentry into the monetary system.
In my view, no other company is doing more to bring gold back into active, productive use as money. I’m proud to stand with them and support their work however I can.
A personal connection with a singular mind
I’ve had the privilege of knowing Keith Weiner—founder and CEO of Monetary Metals—for several years. I don’t say this lightly: Keith is among the most intellectually brilliant individuals I know. And I say that as someone who doesn’t always agree with him.
In fact, it’s through disagreements, debates, and philosophical divergence that I’ve come to know Keith best. On multiple occasions, we’ve found ourselves on different sides of a topic. And yet every one of those discussions has been marked by mutual respect, intellectual honesty, and professionalism.
That alone is rare. But what makes Keith unique is his clarity of thought in an industry that often drifts into noise and hype—including, at times, from within the gold space itself.
Very few people truly understand how the current global monetary system functions beneath the surface, or where its pressure points lie. Keith is one of those few. He possesses deep knowledge of monetary theory, interest rate mechanics, and gold’s historical role in the economy—combined with practical experience in both traditional finance and the precious metals sector.
But what’s even more important is what he’s chosen to do with that knowledge. Rather than becoming a voice of warning from the sidelines, he decided to act—by building a company that tackles the system’s weaknesses head-on. That decision deserves real respect. And the progress that Monetary Metals has made since speaks volumes.
I’m proud to support both Keith and the mission he’s pursuing.
Gold, reinvigorated
Anyone familiar with my work knows I’ve long advocated for gold. But stating that gold is money and making it function as money in the real world are two very different things.
This is precisely where Monetary Metals stands apart.
Through its Gold Yield Marketplace®, clients can lease or lend gold to businesses that use it for operations, inventory, or production—and earn a yield on that gold, paid in gold. The businesses benefit by avoiding exposure to price volatility or tying up capital, while investors gain the opportunity to grow their wealth in ounces rather than in dollars.
This is real-world innovation in the gold space.
Monetary Metals is showing what a functioning gold-based system looks like—not as a theory, but in actual practice. It’s a framework where individuals can save, earn, and finance real activity with gold.
Why it matters now
We are living with the long-term consequences of a decades-long dependence on artificially low interest rates, expanding credit, and relentless monetary intervention. Debt has reached staggering levels. The credibility of central banks is eroding. Inflation—once considered a problem of the past—has forcefully returned. And trust in fiat currencies is weakening.
It’s within this backdrop that Monetary Metals emerges as a practical and credible alternative for those who see the roots of the problem clearly. They’re giving people the tools to preserve and grow wealth using an asset that cannot be printed, devalued, or destroyed by political whim.
That’s why I’ve accepted an advisory role with the company. I believe they are positioned at the forefront of an important financial moment.
If you already own gold—and if one of the reasons you own it is because you believe gold may help solve some of the challenges facing the current system—then you should open a Monetary Metals account. Full stop. Even if it’s just the minimum, it’s worth doing.
Because as I’ve said before, and I’ll say again: this is an extraordinary time in global markets. In my lifetime, the potential for structural change has never been more real. And no one is doing more to reintroduce gold as a viable, working monetary tool for that change than this company.
There’s no reason to wait. The opportunity to put gold back to work is already here.
Let’s unlock its productivity and make it useful again.
Brent Johnson
CEO, Santiago Capital
Advisory Board Member, Monetary Metals
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