{"podcast":{"title":"KAJ Business & Money LIVE","slug":"kaj-business-money-live-6950986","podcast_index_feed_id":6950986,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6217536/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/kaj-business-money-live--6217536","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6c22162517867c7881fe91d9930a70a6.jpg","author":"Khudania Ajay","episode_count":631,"summary":"Conversation-led, editorially independent, and built around real-world business thinking, leadership, growth, economics, public policy, and the future of work. Hosted by Khudania Ajay (KAJ), independent journalist and creator of the KAJ Masterclass ecosystem, featuring 2500+ long-form conversations worldwide. 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Because the electrification of everything — EVs, AI data centers, global infrastructure — is creating unprecedented demand, while supply struggles to keep up. That's what Allen Cates, CEO of Kilo Reserve and former finance executive, helps investors understand. In this conversation, Allen shares why real assets like copper are being overlooked, what's driving the coming shortage, and how physical copper could play a role in a modern portfolio. Join host Khudania Ajay (KAJ) to discover what most investors are missing — and why the next decade of investing may belong to real assets. Explore copper and commodities at https://kajmasterclass.com.=========================================*Guest*Allen Cates is the CEO of Kilo Reserve, a platform that enables investors to own vaulted physical copper and, over time, other industrial metals and commodities. He began his career in financial services after earning a degree in Economics from Wake Forest University and an MBA from Manchester Business School. Allen spent nearly a decade at Bank of America and PNC Bank in strategy and lending roles before moving into entrepreneurship and investment. Over the past two decades, he has worked across consumer businesses, e-commerce, financial investment, and hard assets, developing a focus on commodities and real asset markets.Connect:https://kiloreserve.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/allen-cates-675371/=========================================*Host — Khudania Ajay (KAJ)*Independent journalist | 20+ years in media, leadership & storytelling | 2,500+ long-form conversations 🌐 https://www.khudaniaajay.comLinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajaykhudania/ 📧 kajmasterclass@gmail.com==============================…","meta_description":"Why is copper being called the most important metal you're not investing in? 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