Michael Campbell of the World Financial Outlook Conference sat down with renowned resource investor Frank Giustra last Saturday, February 2, 2013. During their conversation, Giustra warned the audience not to expect the truth about inflation from central bankers. He commented, “Inflation is caused by the fear of inflation. Inflation is a self-fulfilling prophecy, and every… Continue Reading

In this short interview with Eric King of King World News , Michael Belkin – Founder, Financial Market Strategist & Author of the Belkin Report, warns that investors are not prepared for the coming year, and that too many believe we are in recovery, when we’re not. He suggests the possibility of a 30% decline… Continue Reading

With special thanks to Odgers Berndston, global leaders in executive search, for supporting this production. Click here to launch the video in Youtube, or scroll to the bottom of this article. The Atascosa Ranch is walking distance from the US/Mexico border, just outside of Nogales, Arizona. It’s owned by Dave Lowell, an affable 84-year-old man… Continue Reading

Jessica Eaton, cfaal 109, archival pigment print, 2011 Clint Roenisch has made a reputation in Toronto as a gallerist willing to support what too often are called “avant-garde” artists. However his own approach and the approach of those he represents is refreshingly traditional: well thought out, well executed work presented in a respectful way. It’s… Continue Reading

Hairy Legs, Elizabeth Znovar, 2012 Macaulay & Co. has been taking shape over the last 7 years into an important view of Vancouver’s contemporary art scene outside of the usual suspects. The focus ranges between both newly established conceptualists from the grad classes of the early 2000’s (Mark Soo, Jeremy Shaw, and Elizabeth Znovar) and… Continue Reading

Three Mining Pros Take The Reins At Prophecy Platinum Prophecy Platinum Corp. (NKL), has scored a major talent coup by attracting a trio of credible and experienced mining executives to advance its flagship Wellgreen platinum, nickel and copper project in the Yukon Territory. We had the opportunity to sit down with new CEO Greg Johnson… Continue Reading

In spite of falling iron ore prices, a group of well known insiders from Oceanic Iron Ore Corp have reached into their own pockets to move their Hopes Advance project in Quebec’s Labrador Trough forward. We had the opportunity recently to connect with Oceanic’s chairman and former president of Teck Resources, Steven Dean, and Oceanic’s president, Alan… Continue Reading

We had the opportunity to sit down with one of the youngest and most successful CEO’s in the mining business today, Nolan Watson, of the Sandstorm companies. Chosen as a Canadian “Top 40 Under 40”, Nolan has created billions in shareholder wealth beginning as a 26 year old CFO at Silver Wheaton. He currently appears… Continue Reading

Ray Dalio, founder and co-chief investment officer of Bridgewater Associates, L.P., the world’s largest hedge fund, discusses global economics with Maria Bartiromo – Sept. 12, 2012. Source: Council on Foreign Relations More Ray today: Ray Dalio: Southern Europe Is About to Enter a ‘Lost Decade’. WSJ Bridgewater’s Dalio: U.S economy out of ‘intensive care’. Reuters

Recently we sat down with Amir Adnani, CEO of Uranium Energy Corp. ($UEC), an American uranium mining company, for a conversation on the nuclear industry eighteen months after the catastrophe at Fukushima which devastated both Japan and most uranium miners’ share prices. One of the most critical issues we discussed in our interview was the… Continue Reading

We had the opportunity to sit down with Frank Giustra last week, the lion behind Lionsgate Films, and an early architect of countless resource companies—most notably Wheaton River Minerals (now known as the $33B Goldcorp, which spun out the $12B Silver Wheaton), Petro Rubiales (now the $7B Pacific Rubiales), and Urasia Energy. By all accounts… Continue Reading

I began to wonder about Frank Giustra ten years ago when he assembled a massive lot on my grandparent’s street in West Vancouver and built a spectacular waterfront home. Giustra had come from the investment industry I learned, where my dad and three uncle’s have worked for over 30 years. But he was unlike us,… Continue Reading

“You get a sale at Wal-Mart or Nordstrom, and they’re lined up at midnight to be the first ones in the door. When Wall Street has a sale, everybody says, ‘Oh gee, it might go lower’.” – Marshall Berol I had the chance to speak with Encompass Fund’s Marshall Berol yesterday. The Encompass Fund is heavily… Continue Reading

“We have to get confidence back… if we can get that confidence back, I think the sentiment will change and you’ll have people investing in gold equities again.” I had the opportunity to sit down on a call with Stephen Letwin this week, President, CEO, and Director of IAMGOLD Corporation, one of the world’s largest… Continue Reading