Why Biggest Money in the World Is Demanding Physical Gold & Silver? Massive Contagion Risk Looming?
Why Biggest Money in the World Is Demanding Physical Gold & Silver? Massive Contagion Risk Looming?
Miles Franklin Media: 1-22-2026
Michelle Makori, President & Editor-in-Chief, Miles Franklin Media, is joined by Andy Schectman, Founder & CEO of Miles Franklin Precious Metals, as gold surges toward $5,000 an ounce and silver pushes toward $100.
But the real story isn’t price. It’s delivery.
In this episode of The Real Story, Michelle and Andy break down why the biggest money in the world is no longer trading paper metals and instead standing for physical delivery of gold and silver in record volumes.
COMEX deliveries are reaching historic levels, Shanghai silver is trading at persistent premiums, and institutions that once dismissed metals are quietly repositioning.
From COMEX and London vault drains, to Davos discussions of Bretton Woods and reserve currency dependency, to rising risks of a failure-to-deliver scenario that could trigger systemic contagion – this conversation connects the dots the mainstream continues to ignore.
In this episode:
Why COMEX delivery volumes matter more than price
What “standing for delivery” actually means and why it’s different this time
Why silver is being repriced as a strategic and critical metal
The growing gap between paper markets and physical reality
What happens if physical demand overwhelms paper supply
Whether gold is quietly re-monetizing as a reserve asset
00:00 Introduction & Market Overview
02:28 Interview with Andy Schectman
03:18 Comex Market Dynamics
06:10 Physical Delivery & Market Implications
29:09 Global Geopolitical & Economic Shifts
35:28 Gold's Role in Global Finance
37:08 The Shift Away from the Dollar
41:46 The Future of Gold & Silver
47:38 Global Monetary Order & Capital Wars
57:54 Investment Strategies in Precious Metals
01:03:40 Conclusion & Final Thoughts