“Technology has changed financial services. The young people who understand that and embrace the change are going to be the next generation of winners in the industry.” Difference Capital CEO Neil Johnson thinks Canada’s capital markets are changing. “From a compliance and regulatory standpoint, the costs have never been greater,” he told me last Friday.… Continue Reading
To follow the smart money in junior gold stocks is to subscribe to Brent Cook and Quinton Hennigh’s Exploration Insights newsletter. Ten days ago we caught up with Brent and today we’ve got Quinton on the line to tell us about his latest opportunities. Jump to the audio here -> This afternoon’s conversation with Quinton… Continue Reading
Stocktwits CEO Howard Lindzon’s on the line and he’s all hopped up on caffeine again. Jump to the 19 minute MP3 here -> I ask Howard if the stock market is rigged, as his pals James Altucher and Marc Cuban have argued. Absolutely, according to Lindzon, and assuming so will get you on the course to… Continue Reading
Lukas Lundin’s ShaMaran Petroleum (TSXV:SNM) has ripped nearly 40% higher since he discussed the company in our interview last week. You heard it here first and should subscribe to our free newsletter -> ♫ Listen: Band on the Run
We caught up with Bob Moriarty, editor of 321GOLD.com this morning on his way to visit the Sierra Mojada silver/zinc project in Mexico (Silver Bull Resources, Inc.). A former American Marine fighter pilot who flew over 800 combat missions, Moriarty is also a veteran precious metals analyst, visiting dozens of mineral projects around the world each… Continue Reading
We called up Brent Cook, economic geologist and editor of Exploration Insights, for a quick conversation on the junior resource sector as we head into the summer doldrums yesterday (MP3 download link). Mining stocks are cheap but Brent’s not calling the bottom yet. “If you buy something in this market, be prepared to buy the same number… Continue Reading
“One drill hole changes the game. It’s very hard to decide who gets to make it and who doesn’t. It’s a big gate, and yet very few make it through. But you have to let them try.” — Lukas Lundin “Did you know you were getting the better end of that deal with Kinross?” I… Continue Reading
I was hangin with my pals Michael McCrae and Anthony Halley from MINING.com today. We were out on the patio of the 888 Cafe Express on Dunsmuir between Howe and Hornby streets taking in some sunshine and coffee, as well as catching up with the steady stream of mining and energy promoters walking by – it’s their home turf. One of… Continue Reading
Copper and silver tycoon and environmentalist Ross Beaty sees stagnant global growth, but strong fundamentals for gold. Here he shares his views, and a few memorable moments in his career — on both sides of the industry. “Comfortable with ambiguity,” says the sign on Pan American Silver chairman Ross Beaty’s office door. It’s a fitting… Continue Reading
Despite dramatic headwinds in both the uranium and exploration industries, Canadian explorer NexGen Energy has cornered the Athabasca Basin’s two best, recent uranium discoveries. On March 11, 2011, the uranium industry was devastated by the nuclear catastrophe at the Fukushima power plant on the west coast of Japan. The black swan event also coincided with… Continue Reading
Rick Rule rules the junior resource world with his checkbook. The acclaimed speculator has been financing mining and energy companies for nearly forty years and has the big scores and scars to prove it. From his perch as chairman of Sprott USA, the world’s best known natural resources & precious metals focused investment firm, Rule… Continue Reading
Today a friend asked if junior mining was dead. I told him what Rick Rule told me, which was: “No, if large mining companies are not exploring, which they’re not, nor acquiring, they are six or seven years from extinction.” It’s the juniors who provide new projects for the majors to deplete. The sector can… Continue Reading
There are no men’s jackets in the world that compare with the classic outerwear line of Italian wool merchant Loro Piana. As I contemplated this post a prominent entrepreneur called. “Oh yes,” he said salaciously. “Wearing one is like sex on your shoulders.”
I was talking with the great Frank Holmes, CIO and CEO of US Global Investors last week and he made a clever comment that I was reminded of today. He said: “I go to these entrepreneurs events all over the place — the EOs and the YPOs — and you know how you can tell the… Continue Reading
Paul Reynolds is the president and CEO of Canaccord Financial Inc. (TSX:CF, LSE:CF), a leading financial services firm specializing in wealth management and global capital markets. Established in 1950, Canaccord rose to prominence under the leadership of former CEO and now honorary chairman Peter Brown. For decades, the company was synonymous with Canadian venture capital… Continue Reading
