Chris Curl,
Editor
Nov. 27, 2025
Imagine if the U.S. government stopped just regulating the economy and started investing in it like a venture capitalist.
Now what if I told you that’s already happening.
Under the radar, the Trump administration is quietly turning the federal government into a sovereign wealth fund but not like Norway’s oil-backed reserve or Saudi Arabia’s petroleum-powered portfolio.
This is something new: a high-stakes, equity-driven playbook aimed at reshaping America's economic and national security future. And investors in the know are already calling it the biggest wealth-building opportunity in decades.
The Chosen Ones: What You’re Not Hearing on CNBC
Two names you won’t find on mainstream business news, but who’ve been early to dozens of game-changing trends, Rick Rule and Nick Hodge, have released a bombshell report: “The Chosen Ones.” It zeroes in on the handful of companies that have already landed on what insiders are calling the White House Buy List.
These aren’t random bets. We’re talking about equity stakes the U.S. government is taking in companies that mine rare earth minerals, manufacture semiconductors, and build advanced defense technologies.
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), MP Materials (NYSE: MP), Lithium Americas (NYSE: LAC), Trilogy Metals (TMQ), and U.S. Steel. The government’s portfolio is already beating the S&P 500.
Lithium Boom Profits
But this is about much more than stock picks, it’s a reimagination of how the U.S. wields economic power.
From Executive Order to Economic Earthquake
It all started with a 3-paragraph executive order in February 2025. Trump signed EO 14196, directing Treasury and Commerce to create a sovereign wealth fund that would "secure economic stability for future generations."
On the surface, that sounds abstract. But the strategy beneath it is sharp: invest directly in American companies that make the stuff the country can’t afford to outsource anymore… rare minerals, chips, weapons-grade materials.
Unlike traditional sovereign wealth funds flush with surplus oil money, the U.S. is funding this through unconventional (and controversial) means: like selling federal land, redirecting funds from cut programs, and setting up a brand-new “External Revenue Service” to collect foreign tariffs.
Think of it as a parallel IRS but for tariffs and foreign cash flows. And crucially, it may allow the administration to circumvent Congress when deploying those funds.
Supporters say it’s brilliant. Critics call it a slush fund.
The Government's “Buy List” Looks Like a National Security Blueprint
Let’s talk specifics. Here are some of the most revealing government moves so far:
- MP Materials: The Pentagon grabbed a 15% stake in America’s only rare earths mining company, throwing in a $150 million loan and price guarantees. They even inked a deal with GM to secure output.
- Lithium Americas: Trump restructured a $2.3 billion Biden-era loan and demanded equity—5% in both the company and its massive Nevada project.
- Trilogy Metals: A controversial but strategic play. $35.6 million secured 10% of this Alaskan copper-zinc miner. Oh, and the administration reopened a blocked road through a national park to get it done.
- Intel: The U.S. government converted $11 billion in CHIPS Act money into a 9.9% equity position. They're not just funding production… they're owning it.
- U.S. Steel: A rare “golden share” arrangement gives the president veto power over company decisions.
These are surgical strikes. Targeted. Strategic. And unmistakably bold.
Wall Street Is Following—Fast
Here’s where it gets wild: these government moves have triggered a massive private capital response. According to Rule and Hodge, Wall Street is now pouring over $150 billion a year into the same sectors the government is backing.
Just look at some of the 2025 stock gains after federal stakes were announced:
- MP Materials: +437%
- Trilogy Metals: +512%
- NioCorp: +436%
- Energy Fuels: +323%
- USA Rare Earth: +149%
These aren’t meme stocks. These are strategic assets in a “hypercycle,” as Hodge puts it… once-in-a-generation opportunities where a small position can yield generational wealth.
Geopolitics Meets Capital Markets
To understand this seismic shift, zoom out globally.
- China’s sovereign fund invests to support the Belt and Road.
- Singapore uses state capital to dominate AI and biotech.
- Saudi Arabia is turning oil money into futuristic cities.
Now, the U.S. is joining that club but doing it Trump-style: with tariffs, land sales, and direct equity stakes.
And there's a strategic urgency. China controls:
- 97% of rare earth processing
- 98.7% of gallium
- 79% of antimony refining
- 60% of lithium processing
Trump’s strategy? Rebuild U.S. control of supply chains now—even if it means bypassing traditional government pathways to do it.
The Government Is Betting Big. Will You?
Whether you love or loathe the politics, this is the new investing reality:
The U.S. government is acting like a sovereign wealth fund. Wall Street is following. And the companies catching this wave are already seeing 3x, 5x… even 10x moves.
Rick Rule and Nick Hodge believe we’re at the ground floor of a strategic capital cycle unlike anything we’ve seen since World War II. Their “Chosen Ones” report lays out the blueprint for investors who want to get in early—before the next wave of government equity moves reshapes the playing field again.
The revolution is underway. The only question left is:
Are you on the right side of it?
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Keep coming back,
Chris Curl
Editor, Daily Profit Cycle