It’s been an exciting couple of weeks.  As recently discussed, the resources world... Read More

It’s been an exciting couple of weeks.  As recently discussed, the resources world turned topsy-turvy in the wake of the “leave” vote in the U.K. Brexit referendum. Gold soared... Read More

In my day job as a geologist, I’ve been fortunate to be involved with a number of resource... Read More

In my day job as a geologist, I’ve been fortunate to be involved with a number of resource ventures over the years. I spend a lot of time in the wilderness looking for big mineral deposits and... Read More

Have you ever wondered why the United States is so different from any other country, or why so many... Read More

Have you ever wondered why the United States is so different from any other country, or why so many of the products used around the world were invented here? Go anywhere on earth, and you’ll... Read More

As a business strategy, selling to your softball teammates really isn’t the best way to... Read More

As a business strategy, selling to your softball teammates really isn’t the best way to optimize profits.  But that’s exactly how things got done in the prairie climes of Alberta,... Read More

When I first heard this, I thought it sounded impossible. Many investors could be looking at 10%... Read More

When I first heard this, I thought it sounded impossible. Many investors could be looking at 10% yields from a stock that yielded just 3% five years ago. How, you might ask? By not doing a single... Read More

It’s already been a remarkable year so far in 2016 — especially in the rapidly fluxing... Read More

It’s already been a remarkable year so far in 2016 — especially in the rapidly fluxing oil sector.  Recently, crude set yet another historical benchmark, slipping below $30 per... Read More

Talk about an inauspicious start to 2016. On the first trading day of the year, the Dow Jones... Read More

Talk about an inauspicious start to 2016. On the first trading day of the year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 276 points lower after dropping by as much as 467 points. As I write this, the... Read More

He’s the richest person in history. I’m not talking about Warren Buffett. At his peak,... Read More

He’s the richest person in history. I’m not talking about Warren Buffett. At his peak, Buffett’s wealth is less than one-fifth this man’s fortune. #-ad_banner-#Bill Gates... Read More

On December 20, 1922, a surveyor — J.G. Tierney — made his way along the Colorado River... Read More

On December 20, 1922, a surveyor — J.G. Tierney — made his way along the Colorado River by barge. Tierney, who worked for the U.S. government, was surveying a remote spot in the Mojave... Read More

When he buys a stock, Warren Buffett places more emphasis on one factor above almost any other.... Read More

When he buys a stock, Warren Buffett places more emphasis on one factor above almost any other. Since 1986 he has mentioned this single trait more than 20 times in his annual shareholder letters. He... Read More