America’s Silent Inheritance: The Hidden $150 Trillion Asset No One Told You About

Former CIA Advisor Jim Rickards Says Generations of Americans Were Shut Out—Until a Supreme Court Ruling Changed Everything

/EIN News/ -- WASHINGTON, April 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For more than 160 years, it sat untouched. Not because it was lost—but because the public was never able to access it.

Now, in a series of revelations that are only beginning to surface, former CIA advisor and U.S. Treasury consultant Jim Rickards has exposed what he calls “America’s silent inheritance”—a long-shielded, multi-trillion-dollar national asset that could finally be accessed for the first time in generations.

“It’s been this big secret for years,” Rickards says. “Yet over time, the estimated size of this fund has grown and grown… to the point where its raw value sits near $150 trillion and counting.”

Not a Theory—A Hidden Federal Reality

At the heart of this story is a rarely discussed legal framework—crafted during the 42nd Congress—that quietly protected vast stretches of resource-rich federal land. The mineral wealth buried beneath these lands was placed into what Rickards calls a “natural trust,” one that was never taxed, never mined, and never monetized.

“This is different. Very different,” he explains. “The government has raided the Social Security trust fund so many times, it is practically gone. But this… was sealed off.”

That legal shield was reinforced over time by unelected bureaucrats who used regulatory power to block all access. For decades, the asset remained buried—both literally and politically.

Then the Ruling Came

In 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Chevron Doctrine—a legal precedent that allowed federal agencies to regulate with near-total authority. The decision shifted the balance of power and cracked open the legal barrier that had protected the resource for decades.

“Trump’s Supreme Court overturned the Chevron Doctrine,” Rickards says. “It essentially gave so-called government experts ‘kill shot’ power… But now—for the first time in half a century—we can go get [these resources]!”

What’s Actually Hidden?

According to Rickards, the “silent inheritance” includes an enormous supply of strategic materials—copper, lithium, silver, rare earths—buried beneath government-controlled land across the western United States.

“We have all these essential materials right under our feet,” says Rickards. “Incredibly, insanely, however, the United States is the only nation in the world that locks them up.”

The sheer value is hard to fathom:

“It’s enough to pay off the national debt four-times over… enough to take a 100% stake in every company listed on the NASDAQ… and buy every private home in the United States.”

A Nation Awakens to What Was Always Theirs

Rickards describes this moment as a historic turning point—one where the American people could finally reclaim what he calls a “forgotten economic engine.”

He compares the situation to the early days of the Homestead Act

“Despite giving away 10% of all land in the United States… the government retained the most valuable part,” Rickards adds.

Now, with legal walls crumbling and national attention growing, the question isn’t if this asset will be unlocked—but when.

About Jim Rickards

Jim Rickards is a lawyer, economist, and former advisor to the CIA, Pentagon, and U.S. Treasury. Over a four-decade career, he has participated in top-level financial war games, advised on geopolitical crisis strategy, and shaped U.S. economic policy at the highest levels of government. He is the author of numerous New York Times bestselling books including Currency Wars, The Death of Money, and Aftermath, and is widely regarded for his ability to uncover and explain hidden systems of power, policy, and finance.

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