Jim Rickards

Advisor

James Rickards is an investment banker and investment advisor based in New York, and the author of the best-selling book, Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis.

Mr. Rickards has held senior positions at Citibank, Long-Term Capital Management and Caxton Associates. In 1998, he was the principal negotiator of the rescue of LTCM sponsored by the Federal Reserve.

His clients include institutional investors and government directorates. He is an advisor on capital markets to the Director of National Intelligence and the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Philip Judge

Precious Metals Agent, AFECC

Philip Judge is Managing Director of AFECC. He brings to the advisory team a unique global perspective, which Philip attributes to traveling and working internationally for two decades, and from three generations of family involvement in precious metals and commodities.

Philip has taken several businesses from startup to profitability, and is a well connected veteran of the Private Custodial Precious Metals industry.

Today AFE Custodial Company is uniquely positioned to provide expertise to funds and institutions desiring a full compliment of bullion management, acquisition, and liquidation services.

Simon Heapes

Precious Metals Logistics, AFECC

Simon has spent over ten years as a market research analyst concentrating on economics, precious metals, energy and resources markets. His research and analysis has focused primarily on the market fundamentals of supply and demand, and more recently specialized in commodity and resource fundamentals. Simon is a Principal Director on numerous private companies and has written and lectured on the precious metals and resources markets for many years.

Simon handles logistics oversight for AFECC.

Alex Stanczyk

Chief Market Strategist, AFECC

Alex brings 22 years of experience to the Fund’s advisory group. As a student of economic history and monetary cycles, he provides perspective on gold’s role as a defensive tool in the current economic environment, and how gold is regaining its prominence as a Strategic Monetary Asset.