The Ultimate Threat to Your Financial Freedom. Andrew Maguire's LFTV show featuring John Lee.
Episode 246
Posted 24th October 2025

The Ultimate Threat to Your Financial Freedom. Feat. John Lee

In this week’s Live from the Vault, Andrew Maguire and John Lee explore the structural revaluation of gold and silver, highlighting silver’s historic breakout potential and the ongoing shift from paper markets to physical bullion as people seek tangible gain.

John Lee warns that digital currencies, programmable money, and restrictive ID systems are accelerating financial control, emphasising that holding physical gold and silver provides autonomy, liquidity, and protection against systemic confiscation in an increasingly digitised monetary landscape.

Andrew Maguire

Precious metals expert & whistleblower

Andrew Maguire is a well-known figure in the precious metals industry, primarily recognised as a whistleblower and expert on gold and silver markets. With nearly 50 years of experience as a commodities trader, he has become a key voice on market manipulation in the precious metals sector, particularly within the COMEX (Commodity Exchange) markets.

As an independent Loco London metals trader and analyst, Maguire has delivered Precious Metals Advisory and Trading services to international hedge fund managers, bullion banks, metal traders, and some of the world’s largest financial institutions. His established relationships with regulatory bodies, including the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), as well as the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), underscore his trusted role in the industry.

In 2010, Maguire brought global attention to silver market manipulation through a whistleblower testimony to the CFTC, cementing his reputation as a highly credible authority in the precious metals community.

Today, he continues to provide his insights into precious metals and financial markets as a regular commentator on the Live from the Vault podcast, where he explores trends and developments shaping the global financial landscape.

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John Lee

John Lee

CEO and Executive Chairman of Silver Elephant Mining Corp.

John Lee is the CEO and Executive Chairman of Silver Elephant Mining Corp, a leading silver exploration and production company with operations in high-potential jurisdictions. 

With decades of experience in mining, resource investment, and strategic corporate leadership, Lee has guided Silver Elephant through critical growth phases, delivering both operational excellence and shareholder value. Lee has specialised in mergers and acquisitions and has successfully raised over $150 million for junior mining companies since 2009. 

He founded Mau Capital Management LLC in 2004 and has held leadership roles in various mining ventures, including Cleantech Vanadium Mining Corp. focusing on critical minerals essential for modern technology and national security, and Oracle Commodity Holding Corp. 

Through his work, Lee combines technical knowledge, market insight, and long-term vision to create sustainable value in the mining sector while advising investors on navigating complex global economic and monetary trends. He is widely recognised for his deep expertise in precious metals markets, particularly silver, and his ability to anticipate and respond to structural shifts in the global economy.

Beyond his corporate leadership, Lee is an active advocate for tangible wealth preservation, emphasising the strategic importance of physical metals amid the rise of digital currencies, programmable money, and tightening monetary systems.

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