Monthly Archives: April 2018

Gold: Patiently Waiting For… Nothing

Gold started the month with an upswing, silver soared and… Silver stocks declined. Yes, you read that right. Big upswings can be bullish developments, but it’s definitely not true in all cases. For instance, in this case, one could say that while it’s true that gold moved higher, it failed to move to the late-March…

Is The Yen A Reliable Safe Haven?

After a perfect year in 2017 (S&P 500 up every single month), equity markets are struggling. The S&P 500 just finished down 2 months in a row (February, March) for the first time since early 2016. Meanwhile, the Japanese Yen is rising, leading all major currencies against the Dollar in 2018. Are these facts related?…

Plugging the cannabis knowledge gap

The legal cannabis industry is a unique prospect for those looking for a potentially lucrative investment opportunity. In 2017, sales in the US state of Colorado reached $1bn in just eight months, a 21 percent increase from the same period in the previous year. According to Statistics Canada, Canadians spent around CAD 5.7bn ($4.5bn) on…

FANG Vs The Market

“Davidson” submits: As you know, I do not invest in FANG type issues, the majority of which do not build long-term shareholder equity. Every market cycle has them. They are built on ‘the new, new thing’ mentality and are often infused with investors’ wild imaginations as to future growth prospects as in TSLA owning the…

The Real Estate Doomsday Map

Jeff was a small business owner in New Hampshire. One Tuesday afternoon, his neighbor called… “You need to get home NOW! There’s a dumpster in your yard, a padlock on your door, and a bunch of guys are ransacking your house!” Completely panicked, Jeff dropped everything and raced home. When he got there, he found most…

Irish Border And Magical Realism

The UK says it will leave customs union on in a year’s time. However, it also says it accepts that there cannot be a hard border between Northern Ireland (part of the UK) and the Republic of Ireland. Nor can the hard border be placed between Northern Ireland and the UK. The Democratic Unionists of…