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ORIGINAL AIR DATE: APRIL 11, 2016 Boom Bust’s Ameera David interviews natural resources expert and Sprott US Holdings CEO Rick Rule. Rick gives his view on how to think about oil and oil investing given its recent buoyancy. Later in the interview, Rick speaks to why both gold and silver make good investments and he tells Ameera why now is a good time to invest in water rights and water-related investments. Check us out on Facebook -- and feel free to ask us questions: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT https://www.facebook.com/harrison.writedowns Follow us @ https://twitter.com/AmeeraDavid ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOoSZjuBHZo