Capitalizing on a generational opportunity in natural resources
Accelerating Energy Demand
Investing in companies that provide secure, cost-effective energy, power AI, and supply the materials needed to meet accelerating electricity demand
Reshoring Critical Supply Chains
Investing in companies producing the critical minerals and technologies needed to rebuild secure western supply chains
Monetary Debasement
Protecting wealth through investments in precious metals and the companies that produce them or finance their development.
Our Team
Realist is led by a team with over 50 years of combined investment and risk management experience across major stock market and commodity cycles
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Craig Sprosts
Matt Fernley
Managing Partner & CIO
Senior Advisor
Craig Sprosts offers over 30 years of deep investment expertise, combining an institutional risk management background from MetLife and Morgan Stanley with an MIT Sloan MBA. A specialist in natural resources and a tech veteran with nine patents, he leads with a value-oriented philosophy centered on identifying mispriced risks and building resilient, high-yield portfolios.
Matt Fernley is a prominent authority on energy transition raw materials with over 25 years of experience as a commodity analyst and hedge fund head of research. He currently serves as the Editor of Battery Materials Review and a Partner at RK Equity, leveraging his extensive background in mining and global materials strategy to advise on complex industrial investments.