Richard Branson’s big idea for building a better version of capitalism. Economist How Strong Is the Art Market? WSJ Paulson Funds Said to Further Cut 2012 Losses Last Month. Bloomberg An Indian flash crash. FT Alphaville The love affair between the super-rich and London property is souring. CNBC How to Run Your Hedge Fund From Jail. Bloomberg Jamie Dimon on the… Continue Reading

“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” -Winston Churchill Lived from 1874 to 1965 British Conservative Politician and Statesman Prime Minister, 1940-45 and 1951-55

Starting an investing blog covering the junior mining sector requires some preparation. So I trekked up Howe Street and east on West Georgia to the Vancouver public library, where I borrowed Fleecing the Lamb: The Inside Story of the Vancouver Stock Exchange, by David Cruise and Alison Griffiths. Published by Douglas & McIntyre in 1987, two… Continue Reading

If you were shocked to learn from Mitt Romney that 47 percent of Americans don’t pay income tax, you might be interested to know that only 1.2 and 2.7 percent of Chinese and Indians pay that same tax in their respective countries. Interestingly, 63 percent of Canadians pay income tax, a higher percentage than our… Continue Reading

Robert Friedland returned to the mining spotlight with a vengeance this week on news of IPO plans for Ivanplats, his private company with copper and zinc projects in the Congo and platinum and nickel projects in South Africa. Friedland showed his Midas touch with the discoveries of Voisey’s Bay nickel deposit in Canada, purchased by… Continue Reading

Draghi-Day: ECB agrees new bond-buying plan. Reuters Russia is stockpiling gold. Marketwatch Indian Tycoon Seeks 40-Fold Payout In African Gas Deal. Bloomberg China’s New Richest Man Revealed, Living Off Just $20 Per Day. Bloomberg Transcript: Canadian Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver’s Speech to Canaccord Genuity Corp., Sept 4, 2012. Republic of Mining Qatar Imperils Big Merger… Continue Reading

Quiet, Understated, Marathon-Running Retail Banker Antony Jenkins Brought In To Run Barclays. Bloomberg Scotiabank Makes $3.13B No-Frills Bet on ING. Financial Post After Bloody, Violent Strike, Lonmin Miners & Management Make Amends, Prepare To Resume Mining Operations In S.A. Bloomberg SkySurf, Founded By Ottawa Businessman Raed Almasri, Bought Canadian Air-To-Ground Internet Service Rights For $2.1… Continue Reading

Enjoy the day… Flipping Banks & Thoroughbred Horses—Billionaire Gerald Ford(not ex-president) Tells His Multi-Decade Story. Bloomberg  Law of the Jhungle – Raise a glass for one of India’s best-known investors. Economist “Self-Storage Firms Making Stinking Profits—At A Time When Many Traditional REITS Are Not Working”. Economist Where Have the Mom & Pop Investor Gone? dlvr.it/21j9MR $$… Continue Reading

What Frank Holmes calls, “The love trade.”

Ten Reasons Winners Keep Winning, Aside from Skill. HBR Glenn Hubbard: The Romney Plan for Economic Recovery. WSJ Berkshire Benefits As Buffett Wagers On U.S. Housing. Bloomberg China Slowdown Forcing Discounting At Gome To McDonald’s. Bloomberg Fareed Zakaria: Capitalism, not culture, drives economies. Washington Post Bernanke Is Bluffing – go-tst.com/cGFRc by @pmorici1 — Jim Cramer (@jimcramer)… Continue Reading

Cantor Hires 17 From Canaccord To Start Corporate Advisory Unit. Bloomberg It’s a good biz, managing trillions. Pimco’s Bill Gross Paid $200 Million Last Year, N.Y. Times Says. Bloomberg Ex BP boss working away. Tony Hayward Loads Trucks With Kurdish Oil Awaiting Pipe: Energy. Bloomberg Go Howard!#45Video: Howard Lindzon, Chief Executive Officer, StockTwitsinstitutionalinvestor.com/Article/306823…$$ — Barry… Continue Reading

House Passes Ron Paul’s ‘Audit the Fed’ Bill. WSJ (Photograph by Frank Rebelo/CSU-Chico/AP Photo) Robert expects Gold Set for a Huge Break Out. Stock Sage “He who owns the oil will own the world.” Canada again a focus of a new Great Scramble for oil. Globe and Mail The idea that inflation might be our friend is gaining traction. LA Times… Continue Reading