Iconic Canadian businessman Frank Giustra, co-founder of Lionsgate Films and countless mining companies, discusses the qualities and traits that made him such a (F)G. “Frank Giustra is a genius.” Doug Casey told me twice. . . There are few men in the world I admire more. Watch the interview: I think my favorite part is when… Continue Reading

Last day here… Danng, stock moving nicely. #dyodd Canamex Resources shares jump on Nevada gold find. Reuters GoldQuest (GQC : TSX) – Intersects 159 M Grading 4.5 g/t Au and 1% Copper. MarketWatch Goldman chief Blankfein: Investing in America produces the best return. Politico Euro Wastes no Time with Bernanke’s Silence. Ashraf Laidi Why it sucks to… Continue Reading

Notable Libertarian Venture Capitalist Peter Thiel Tells Off Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, says the company has no idea how to invest its money. CNNMoney via KB Wealth effect: How we’ll feel impact of lower commodity prices. Globe and Mail My young friend Brian Wong (who gave me some of the best advice I ever received in 2009… Continue Reading

Gross Says U.S. Nearing Recession as BlackRock Sees Fed Step. Bloomberg Bernanke Ready to “Throw in the Towel on Inflation”: Jim Rickards. Yahoo Finance Europe Is Over. Now It’s All About The US. Business Insider Stock Buybacks that Wasted Investor Money. CNBC Questioning Peter Munk’s influence at Barrick Gold. (Journalist to expect beehive via Fedex… Continue Reading

Silver Bull Resources ($SVB on the TSX and $SVBL on the NYSE) had news this morning: Silver Bull Intersects 106.35 Meters Of 37g/t Silver And 16 Meters Of 10.34% Zinc At The Sierra Mojada Project, Coahuila, Mexico The company also produced a new corporate video: Disclosure: Your author owns Silver Bull Resources ($SVB.TO) shares. Mineral… Continue Reading

A conversation between mining legend Ross Beaty and Casey Research chairman Doug Casey at last month’s #WRIC12. For those of you who were not in attendance, here are two of my friends and heroes, mining legend Ross Beaty and Casey Research Chairman Doug Casey, having a conversation about how to get rich at last month’s… Continue Reading

Foreign Purchases of Canadian Securities Reach Record. Bloomberg A Yahoo Search Calls Up a Chief From Google. Dealbook Contrary Indicator. The Globe’s hatin on mining stocks. Globe and Mail Otto Rock, Keir Reynolds and Callaghan himself with more on BarkerVaudeville. Enbridge brand can be repaired: analysts. Financial Post Four Reasons the Hedge Fund Industry Is… Continue Reading

A timeless conversation with investing legend Warren Buffett discussing his career and current outlook. If you have the time (43 mins) it is worth the watch. Sent in by reader JM who we appreciate!

Farming is in the midst of a startling renaissance—one that holds lessons for America’s economic future. Source: Chrystia Freeland – The Atlantic WE BURIED MY grandfather last spring. He had died in his sleep in his own bed at 95, so, as funerals go, it wasn’t a grim occasion. But it was a historic one for our small… Continue Reading

Pimco’s Gross Forecasts U.S. Growth At 1.5% Over Decade. Bloomberg Four Real-World Investing Rules That Should Be Taught in Schools. Minyanville Conrad Black: BRIC’s spectacular rise, not so spectacular after all. National Post Lundin Mining to invest up to 750mln euros in Portugal-minister. Reuters What the U.S. Can Learn From Australia’s Coal Mines. Bloomberg Billionaire VC Vinod… Continue Reading

I was just talking to my friend Nolan Watson, CEO of Sandstorm Gold, who said, “It would be cool if CEO.CA was just ten links per day that CEOs sent in that were helping them make decisions.” I’ve been asking the executives and money managers in my network to do so already and they’re starting… Continue Reading

Funny but true. Sent in by reader Norm F. Original source unknown. A Dummies Guide to What Went Wrong in Europe Helga is the proprietor of a bar. She realizes that virtually all of her customers are unemployed alcoholics and, as such, can no longer afford to patronize her bar. While these alcoholics would all… Continue Reading

And it’s Friday the 13th… QE, or not QE? An assessment of the most controversial weapon in the central banker’s armoury. Economist “Economic history is a never-ending series of episodes based on falsehoods and lies, not truths.  It represents the path to big money.  The object is to recognize the trend whose premise is false,… Continue Reading

Flying to Toronto (YYZ) this morning to hype @Cambridge #TRIC12 – Sept 27-28, 2012. A few fast reads: Revealed: why Gordon Brown sold Britain’s gold at a knock-down price. Telegraph Damn . . . Bolivia seizes Vancouver-based mining company’s assets. Globe and Mail Goldcorp cuts forecast for gold production. Globe and Mail Amir Adnani’s Brazil Resources Acquires the Cachoeira… Continue Reading

A Brief History of Money. Spectrum via TBP Calls for QE3 grow as economy wanes. CNNMoney Seth Klarman: The Oracle Hedge Fund Manager of Boston. Economist Australia’s richest man Andrew Forrest is buying iron ore shares at a time when producers are at their cheapest level in three years. Bloomberg Doctor Doom’ Nouriel Roubini’s Tweets make some investors sick. The… Continue Reading