What can a 90 year-old woman from Nebraska teach us about finding profit opportunities in... Read More

What can a 90 year-old woman from Nebraska teach us about finding profit opportunities in today’s downtrodden mining sector? Let me tell you a story. In 1983, Mrs. Rose Blumkin —... Read More

If I had to point to a segment of the natural resources sector with the lowest investor sentiment... Read More

If I had to point to a segment of the natural resources sector with the lowest investor sentiment right now, it might well be coal.  Coal is thought of as antiquated and brutish, a relic that... Read More

The past year has not been great — generally speaking — for mining stocks.  Just... Read More

The past year has not been great — generally speaking — for mining stocks.  Just look at the chart of the Amex Gold Bugs Index below — comprising some of the biggest names in... Read More

This may come at a surprise to many of you… But I’ve been looking at trimming down my portfolio holdings in the oil and gas sector over the past couple of months. Why would I do that when every week a new report comes out claiming the United States is… Read More

It’s been all the rage the past few years. And with good reason… This new technology has literally reshaped the world energy market and put America back on the oil and natural gas map. Of course, I… Read More

Many investors think commodities are too risky. It makes sense when you look at the history… Before the 2008 recession, oil was nearing $150 a barrel. Then it fell to the rock-bottom price of $35. Copper approached $1.20 per pound from a high of… Read More

A lot of corporate managers call themselves “idea people.” But even the best ideas are... Read More

A lot of corporate managers call themselves “idea people.” But even the best ideas are hard to value. After all, how much does a well-prepared business strategy or a dynamite marketing... Read More