America will become the largest oil producer in the world by the end of the decade and is currently neck and neck with Russia in natural gas production.  I am sure you’ve already heard all that, but if you haven’t, let it sink… Read More

Years ago, my dad and I were driving across his farm in his vintage Land Rover, which looks almost exactly like the one John Wayne used in the movie Hatari! The heavy-duty off-road tires were having a hard slog through the mud. Dad had cut across a recently plowed field… Read More

Every now and then, I run across a statistic or a fact that makes me feel really stupid. I kick myself: “Why didn’t I already know that?” What got me is that my red Dodge Ram 1500 is technically classified as a “light truck.”… Read More

It’s over.  Gov. Mitt Romney did not win the presidential election. A majority of Americans, in the final accounting, chose to support another political vision.  Time will tell how that turns out.  I don’t… Read More

A little anecdotal evidence goes a long way. It’s one thing to see the numbers on the page. It’s another thing to be out in the marketplace and actually see what a company is doing. This kind of boots-on-the-ground reconnaissance is one of the best ways to find what… Read More

A little anecdotal evidence goes a long way. It’s one thing to see the numbers on the page.... Read More

A little anecdotal evidence goes a long way. It’s one thing to see the numbers on the page. It’s another thing to be out in the marketplace and actually see what a company is doing. This... Read More

Many of you know I like talking about “the next big thing.” Rather than waste my time weighing in on where Facebook (NYSE: FB), Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) or Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) is headed next, I’d much rather spend it looking for “the next Facebook,” “the next Google,” or “the next… Read More

When looking for “the next big thing,” it’s imperative to cast a wide net. Consider this: In 2011 the world’s growth domestic product (GDP) totaled $69.9 trillion. Of that only about $15.1 trillion came from the U.S… Read More

It’s an idea that the richest and most powerful people in the business world almost never say out loud. But takeover king Wilbur Ross knows it. So does Herb Allen, the most exclusive banker in the world. And you can bet your boots that billionaire Warren Buffett knows what I’m… Read More

It’s the biggest thing to happen to the oil industry since the 20th century Texas oil boom. Thanks to new  technology like horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing — better known as “fracking,” America has unlocked waves of oil and gas reserves that were previously thought unprocurable.#-ad_banner-# But… Read More