Gold’s Breakout Above $4,000 Sparks a Historic Bull Market — And Scorpio Gold (OTCQB: SRCRF) Could Be at the Center of Nevada’s Next Multi-Million-Ounce Discovery.

Gold’s unprecedented surge past $4,000 per ounce in 2025 has ignited a powerful new bull market in precious metals. With inflation, global uncertainty, and central banks buying at record levels, some analysts now forecast gold could hit $5,000 by 2026. 

In this environment, Scorpio Gold Corporation (OTCQB: SRCRF) is emerging as a standout junior explorer — backed by industry titans Ross Beaty and Eric Sprott, who together invested CAD$8 million to accelerate development of Scorpio’s 100%-owned Manhattan District Project in Nevada’s prolific Walker Lane Trend, just 15 km south of Kinross Gold’s 15-million-ounce Round Mountain Mine!

Scorpio’s 2025 Maiden Mineral Resource Estimate outlined 740,000 ounces of inferred gold grading 1.26 g/t, marking the first modern resource in this historic district. Combined with several high-grade historical zones totaling 303,949 ounces at 5.89 g/t, and new drill results still to come, the company is poised for significant expansion. 

With world-class backers, record-breaking gold prices, and a district-scale asset in America’s premier mining jurisdiction, SRCRF could be one of the biggest breakout stories of this new gold supercycle.

Discover why SRCRF is positioned to lead Nevada’s next great gold rush.

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This ETF Caught a Major Tailwind After the Fed’s Rate Cut

Authored by Jordan Chussler. Originally Published: 12/20/2025. 

What You Need to Know

• The financials sector is up 4.18% over the past month and may use the Federal Reserve’s final interest rate cut of the year to carry momentum into 2026.
• Banks and other lenders are likely to see net interest margin gains as a result, which will act as a boon heading into the new year.
• The Vanguard Financials ETF holds a basket of top-rated companies operating in the sector, ideal for investors who want broad exposure.

After finishing 2024 with the third-best performance among the S&P 500’s sectors, the financial sector is closing out 2025 with strong momentum that could carry into 2026.

Over the past month the sector has risen 4.18%. And after the Federal Reserve enacted its third and final interest rate cut of the year, the banks, insurance companies, credit services, fintech firms and payment processors that make up the financials sector are well-positioned for a strong start to 2026.

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For investors seeking broad exposure, the Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) is an all-in-one fund worth considering.

Rate Cuts and the Market’s Rotation Are Bullish for Financials

Overall, the financials sector has marginally trailed the S&P 500 this year, with gains of nearly 13% versus more than 14% for the benchmark index.

With a gap of less than two percentage points, financials have proven resilient even as investors poured funds into the tech and communication services sectors, home to the Magnificent Seven and many pure-play AI stocks.

As the market rotation gained momentum following valuation and AI-bubble concerns in late October, financials became a cyclical beneficiary.

On Dec. 17, billionaire hedge fund manager Ronald Baron told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” that investors should look across more market caps and sectors for opportunities — including a rotation out of tech and into value, which is abundant in financials.

“There are so many companies that are interesting right now with everyone focusing on technology,” Baron said. And after the Fed cut interest rates at its December Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, many of those opportunities now sit inside the financials sector.

Financials should see outsized benefits from increased lending due to lower rates and cheaper borrowing costs. While steeper cuts can compress net interest margins, higher loan volumes can offset that compression and improve profitability.

That’s likely to play out over the coming quarters as rates fall in response to the Fed’s third and final cut of 2025. Annual percentage yields (APYs) on banking products — including high-yield savings accounts, money market accounts and certificates of deposit — have already declined since the FOMC meeting concluded on Dec. 10.

Another reason rate cuts are bullish for financials: they generally reduce default risk. Lower rates mean cheaper, less burdensome debt, which tends to lower delinquency rates for lenders and other financial institutions.

VFH: Breaking Down the Fund

The Vanguard Financials ETF is broadly diversified across the sector. Banking (28.1%), capital markets (24.5%), insurance (21%), and diversified financial services (15.9%) make up the bulk of the fund’s weight.

That balance shows up in the ETF’s top 10 holdings, which include: JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK), Mastercard (NYSE: MA), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Visa (NYSE: V), Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), American Express (NYSE: AXP), Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), and Citigroup (NYSE: C).

Just outside that group are names such as Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW), BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) and Blackstone (NYSE: BX).

VFH’s net expense ratio is a low 0.09%, and its dividend yield is 1.54% (about $2.05 per share annually). The fund manages $13.36 billion in assets and, based on 493 analyst ratings of the 24 companies in its portfolio, carries an aggregate Moderate Buy rating.

What Wall Street Thinks About the VFH for 2026

The smart money appears positioned for further gains in the Vanguard Financials ETF: institutional investors have contributed $1.42 billion in net inflows over the past 12 months, compared with $715 million in outflows.

Perhaps most telling is how little interest short sellers have shown: current short interest stands at a mere 0.37%, or about 375,011 shares.

For investors looking to gain broad, low-cost exposure to financials as rate cuts take hold and lending activity picks up, VFH offers a diversified option worth considering heading into 2026.

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