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Jim Rogers stealing my thunder? GOLD!

I can’t help but admire anyone who rides a bike for long distances, and Jim Rogers is one of those who takes the cake. I met him in Scotland at the Chartered Financial Analysts Institute’s Annual Conference (2010). Although my … Continue reading

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Commodity Conundrum – gold, copper, nickel…

Although gold is a metal, its price has very little to do with cycles in the global economy and more to do with psychology and a myriad of other variables – and which are important at a given time is … Continue reading

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Time to buy resource stocks again?

Resources to start Rockin’ Again? I think so. A year or two before the resources fund I launched (long gone now) would start a steady climb towards the #1 spot in those performance charts, the mood was just like it … Continue reading

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China, Commodities, Oil – buy when bad is bad and good is bad!

From Bloomberg: “A Chinese leading indicator climbed for the third straight month, adding to evidence that the world’s second-biggest economy is withstanding Europe’s debt crisis and faltering growth in the U.S.” As crazy as it seems, lately no matter what … Continue reading

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Can it get any worse? Does it matter for stocks and bonds?

I neglected to include a chart in my last post I wanted to highlight.  As mentioned before (read last posting by scrolling down) Japan added some downside leverage to a correction that was due anyway (discussed in my rants of … Continue reading

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Mining Investment Mania in Toronto at PDAC

Many thousands of folks are attending the Prospectors and Developers annual convention in Toronto, where mining companies, exploration companies, services companies, investors and investment bankers gather to lie to one another.  I was floored by the massive attendance this year, no … Continue reading

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