gold

13 statements across 5 episodes · 8 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement May 14, 2023 by Nikhil Kamath · across every show →

Everything said about gold, oldest first

May 14, 2023 bullish
Assertion Supported
Kamath: Central banks in China and Russia are actively hoarding gold
“But right now, a lot of central banks across the world from China to Russia to all of these guys are starting to hoard gold, which is a very interesting trend.”
Nikhil Kamath May 14, 2023 ▶ 2:11:26 Ep #4 | WTF is ChatGPT: Heaven or Hell? | w/ Nikhil, Varun Mayya, Tanmay, Umang & Aprameya · Nikhil Kamath
Sep 3, 2025 bullish
Disclosure
Kamath keeps 8% to 10% of his net worth in gold
“I try and make it a habit. To keep between eight to 10% of whatever I have in gold. And I've been doing that for a long time.”
Nikhil Kamath Sep 3, 2025 ▶ 2:43:50 India vs. China vs. US: Who Wins the Next Decade? | WTF is Finance | Ep 1 ft. Ruchir Sharma · Nikhil Kamath
Sep 3, 2025 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Kamath: Physical gold storage and insurance in India costs roughly 30 bps
“The cost of insuring vaulting gold is maybe, in India, I know the price is, maybe the actual cost is about 30 bips. At scale, it would be even lower. That is lower than managing cryptocurrencies in a way.”
Nikhil Kamath Sep 3, 2025 ▶ 38:28 India vs. China vs. US: Who Wins the Next Decade? | WTF is Finance | Ep 1 ft. Ruchir Sharma · Nikhil Kamath
Sep 3, 2025 bullish
Insight
Sharma: 2022 Russia sanctions triggered major shift to gold and Bitcoin
“That was a big, in fact, Philip for gold and for Bitcoin and stuff. The moment America sanctioned Russia, ah, back in, ah, the spring of twenty-twenty-two.”
Ruchir Sharma Sep 3, 2025 ▶ 43:47 India vs. China vs. US: Who Wins the Next Decade? | WTF is Finance | Ep 1 ft. Ruchir Sharma · Nikhil Kamath
Sep 3, 2025 bullish
Opinion
Sharma views gold and Bitcoin as equally viable anti-dollar plays
“I'm like equal, I mean, like, I, you know, like, do the two equally, because I've been bullish too equally, because my negative view is on the dollar. Right? So therefore, I see both those as sort of anti-dollar plays.”
Ruchir Sharma Sep 3, 2025 ▶ 2:45:27 India vs. China vs. US: Who Wins the Next Decade? | WTF is Finance | Ep 1 ft. Ruchir Sharma · Nikhil Kamath
Dec 20, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Dalio: Gold historically yields approximately a 1.2% annualized real return
“Gold is over a period of time, a low returning asset class like cash. It'll produce, it has produced, and for logical reasons, it produces about a 1.2% a year Real return.”
Ray Dalio Dec 20, 2025 ▶ 23:21 WTF Is Wealth? Ray Dalio Breaks It Down w/ Nikhil Kamath | WTF is Finance Ep 2 · Nikhil Kamath
Dec 20, 2025 bullish
Insight
Dalio: Gold is the only money without counterparty or confiscation risk
“Gold is the only money That you can have and nobody has to give you anything to have it. Other money, all other money is dependent on somebody giving you something. Okay. Whether they give you, and so it's unique in that it's confiscation risk is less than oth…”
Ray Dalio Dec 20, 2025 ▶ 11:28 WTF Is Wealth? Ray Dalio Breaks It Down w/ Nikhil Kamath | WTF is Finance Ep 2 · Nikhil Kamath
Dec 20, 2025 bullish
Opinion
Dalio: Investors should hold 5% to 15% of their portfolios in gold
“An individual, and most investors should have between five and 15% of their portfolio in a gold or an alternative money.”
Ray Dalio Dec 20, 2025 ▶ 22:14 WTF Is Wealth? Ray Dalio Breaks It Down w/ Nikhil Kamath | WTF is Finance Ep 2 · Nikhil Kamath
Dec 20, 2025 bearish
Insight
Dalio: Earning interest on gold-linked assets reflects credit risk, not ownership
“So what you're getting paid for is credit risk, right? So it's not gold. It's a promise to get your gold back, right? Then that's what money was. And that's why it would have an interest rate. You have an interest rate that on the promise to get your gold back…”
Ray Dalio Dec 20, 2025 ▶ 14:54 WTF Is Wealth? Ray Dalio Breaks It Down w/ Nikhil Kamath | WTF is Finance Ep 2 · Nikhil Kamath
Dec 20, 2025 bullish
Disclosure
Kamath: I have kept 10% of my assets in gold
“I, for a long time, have kept 10% of my asset base in gold.”
Nikhil Kamath Dec 20, 2025 ▶ 12:26 WTF Is Wealth? Ray Dalio Breaks It Down w/ Nikhil Kamath | WTF is Finance Ep 2 · Nikhil Kamath
Dec 20, 2025 neutral
Disclosure
Dalio discloses he holds a small amount of Bitcoin
“So I hold a little bit of Bitcoin. I have a little bit of Bitcoin, but for me, it's not as attractive as gold for the reasons you asked me my thoughts.”
Ray Dalio Dec 20, 2025 ▶ 25:52 WTF Is Wealth? Ray Dalio Breaks It Down w/ Nikhil Kamath | WTF is Finance Ep 2 · Nikhil Kamath
Mar 2, 2026 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Kamath: Foreign countries are rapidly repatriating gold from the US Federal Reserve
“That is happening in the US now. People are bringing gold back from the Federal Reserve into individualistic countries. In, in a big proportion actually.”
Nikhil Kamath Mar 2, 2026 ▶ 37:14 Pain, Power & The Game Nobody Wins | Chamath Palihapitiya x Nikhil Kamath | People by WTF · Nikhil Kamath
Jul 28, 2026 neutral
Insight
Zhu: China has no viable reserve alternative to the US dollar
“Even though we're not happy enough with the US dollar as a restoration of value, there's really no other alternative we can put the money into. Of course, gold is one possibility, but the market is not deep or large enough.”
Ning Zhu Jul 28, 2026 ▶ 11:04 They Called The Trade Wars & China's Housing Crash | Nikhil Kamath | WTF is Finance Ep 4 · Nikhil Kamath
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