To kick it off, our team asked nine experts to share their highest-conviction sectors.
Here’s what they had to say.
1. John Rubino — Silver
2. Peter Schiff — Silver, mining stocks
Peter Schiff of Euro Pacific Asset Management and Schiff Gold mentioned silver too, although he also said he sees mining stocks overall doing well.
3. Craig Hemke — Silver-mining stocks
Similarly, Craig Hemke of TFMetalsReport.com is bullish on silver, but said his choice for top-performing asset of 2026 would be silver-mining stocks.
4. Byron King — Gold
5. Chris Temple — Uranium
6. Lobo Tiggre — Copper
7. Rick Rule — Oil/gas, small-scale community banks in the US
Unsurprisingly, Rick Rule of Rule Investment Media went outside the box.
8. Gareth Soloway — ‘Defensive names’ like Pfizer (NYSE:PFE)
Gareth Soloway of VerifiedInvesting.com also had an alternate take. Although he believes gold will perform well in 2026, he said it won’t necessarily be the top-performing asset.
9. Clem Chambers — Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)
Finally, Clem Chambers of aNewFN.com spoke about why he sees promise in Intel.
Securities Disclosure: I, Charlotte McLeod, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.