In Saint Barts in the French West Indies this morning. Jack Welch’s Unretirement. Businessweek See to believe. Feeding the Eagles: Incredible Pictures. Economic Intersect Idan Ofer may reap 15-times his investment in Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL) if a $13.5 billion takeover bid by Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., the world’s largest fertilizer maker, is approved by Israeli… Continue Reading

In one of the most interesting interviews I’ve had the chance to take part in all year, I spoke with JP Fortin, Vice President & General Manager of OSD Slurry Pipelines. If you haven’t yet had the chance to sit down and learn about slurry and slurry pipelines, it’s fascinating technology. What I learned from… Continue Reading

“Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold, long hours of complete darkness. Safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in event of success.” -Newspaper advert created by Sir Earnest Shackleton One of the most gripping tales of endurance, is that of Earnest Shackleton’s 1914 imperial trans-antarctic expedition. Below is an image link to a… Continue Reading

“Seeing what we see coming…you’re going to have to own anything that’s nailed down….productive assets…apartments, oil wells, gas wells.” -Kyle Bass, Hayman Capital

The following is an excerpt from Napoleon Hill’s timeless classic, “Think and Grow Rich”… One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat. Every person is guilty of this mistake at one time or another.  R.U. Darby, who later became one of the most… Continue Reading

One of the most fascinating modern technological innovations in my opinion, is the icebreaking ship. Known as “icebreakers” these naval vessels with specially designed hulls open up shipping routes and arctic exploration opportunities that would otherwise be inaccessible.

“He, by announcing a story which everyone knows not to be true, told the truth by the very fact that he did not claim to be relating real events.” -Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana, Book V:14 Lived From 620-564 BC Fabulist, Storyteller Credited For Writing Over 684 Fables, Known as “Aesop’s Fables” Aesop’s fables… Continue Reading

I was retold a story yesterday by my father, a classic, which I refer to as “The Elephant and the String”. Hearing it again reminded me that as we grow older, the classic wisdom’s and stories we’ve heard since childhood, and especially those from our parents, take on a more significant meaning. Indeed as the years pass,… Continue Reading

Lived November 29, 1956 – August 23, 2002 #2 Man at Polygon Homes, British Columbia’s largest home builder Ten years ago today Polygon Homes Executive Vice President Rick Genest was tragically killed when a boulder fell on his car while driving to his summer home in Bridge Lake, BC. In the 45 years of his… Continue Reading

More so than debt, deficit, and even jobs, education is the most-pressing issue facing the United States in the long-term. There is no better and quite frankly no other way to compete and win in a global economy than to effectively educate your population. In an era of slow or no growth, jobs seem to… Continue Reading

Two policemen hacked to death, 34 platinum miners killed in violent South African mine strike. Bloomberg Is There a Limit to How Tall Buildings Can Get? The Atlantic Cities  see also: Interactive overview of global house prices and rents. The Economist “Anyone with the focus and inclination and access to a pc on the net has a chance to… Continue Reading

“The success of a land development project depends on very heavy operating and sales expenses (excluding commissions)… If the land is not sold quickly, the selling expenses drain away all the profit.” Source: Rumball, Donald. Peter Munk: The Making of a Modern Tycoon. Toronto: Stoddart, 1996. Print. Page 95. Amazon. (Photo: Bear Mountain)

Venture capitalist Tom Perkins puts his bold stamp on his San Francisco apartment  WSJ (Source: Sir. Dave Kelly – WSJ) This is an unreal, visual piece of wealth content from WSJ. “Another project,” for Mr. Perkins. Genentech, Sun, Amazon, Netscape, Compaq, even Google, were just a few Kleiner Perkins deals… Further exploration: Tom Perkins – The Captain… Continue Reading

Today, let’s look at another investment sector — real estate –that bears little resemblance to the world of mineral exploration and development. With people looking into real estate investing courses via Roofstock, this industry will continue to grow and of course, we’ll need qualified real estate agents to help us out with our housing needs.… Continue Reading