VANCOUVER, CANADA — In the commercial real estate world, when investors expect a piece of land to be an ultra safe investment, prices get bid up, and yields come down. This makes sense: the safer the bet, the lower the return. After a crazy week in the markets however, I’m left wondering: is any investment… Continue Reading

Legal marijuana is staking its future in Canada as a rush of investors and venture capitalists compete to win the easy, early profits from medicinal sales. Plus, it’s become easy to find out all you need to know about starting a business in this industry by simply searching something as simple as mj consulting and… Continue Reading

There is one sector of the equity market that may be a clear beneficiary from the recent large decline in the price of crude oil, oil refiners. Refiners are entering their most bullish time of the year historically (November through March) and refining margins (crack spreads) are widening: Click to enlarge   During the past… Continue Reading

After pre-marketing their latest venture, Denham Capital, which is one of the largest resource-focused private equity firms, announced the formation of Auctus Minerals, to focus on acquiring underperforming operations across Australia and applying operating efficiencies to them in order to turn a profit. The venture is being funded with US $130 million (initially) from Denham and will… Continue Reading

Content marketing is the prime reason that any self respecting creative talent will likely cite for choosing to work in advertising and when these creatives decide to get stuck in they often work with seo experts similar to those you’d find through seo in melbourne. It is the boxing of advertising: unfakeable and extremely ugly… Continue Reading

Last week West Text Intermediate Crude Oil (WTIC) fell below $80/barrel for the first time in more than two years. While the sell-off has been sharp and powerful there are good indications that the worst is likely over for black gold with the ~$80 price level serving as major support: Click to enlarge   On an… Continue Reading

* When a major player in the weed space hits the market quietly, opportunities abound for long players You don’t know Bedrocan (TSX:V.BED, Stock Price). You say you do, but you don’t. Nobody does. Why I say this is because, frankly, before having a long, detailed chat with CEO Marc Wayne and CFO Michael Singer,… Continue Reading

The only way people will ever share an ad, is if it’s a) inspiring or b) funny and I’m tired of inspiring… H/T Seth Godin

As T. Boone Pickens put it, money is just a way of “keeping score” in life. But watch out: The “winners” are often the biggest losers. We’ve been rich and we’ve been poor. We’ve been desperate enough to need payday loans to get us by then even more desperate when we couldn’t pay them back… Continue Reading

You see the babes in the picture just above? They are my 82 year old mother, Maureen, alongside her 100 year old mother, Dorothy. The picture was taken last weekend at a family party to celebrate Dorothy’s 100th birthday, an event we have all been looking forward to. And it was quite a party. The… Continue Reading

One of Canada’s most influential investors will match up to $50,000 in donations to SickKids Hospital from CEO.CA subscribers. A full tax receipt will also be provided. Please hear us out… It’s Friday, 5:45 pm. You’re sitting in your ergonomic chair with your feet up. It’s been a big day in the financial markets, and a… Continue Reading

The following commodities must-read comes from Ted Morton in the Calgary Herald last week. Mr. Morton is a senior fellow at the Calgary School of Public Policy. He is also a former Minister of Energy and Finance in the government of Alberta. Here is a link to the original article.  Morton: More reasons why Obama should approve… Continue Reading

If you’ve been watching the medical marijuana market from afar these last few months, wondering when the rubber might hit the road (or if it might skid off into a wall), today is the day that many of your questions will be answered. In the movie business, the last thing you want is two huge… Continue Reading

– Bedrocan will be the second licensed MMJ producer to go public in Canada (mid August expected) – Bedrocan has ten years of overseas experience (not a flash in the pan company) – Market leader Tweed may lose its number one value spot, pundit says Much as they did during the dotcom boom, this year,… Continue Reading

Troy Eckard, CEO of Eckard Global, Carl Tricoli, co-founder and managing partner of Denham Capital Management, and Wil Vanloh, co-founder and chief executive of Quantum Energy Partners, participate in a panel discussion about deal-making in the energy industry and opportunities for private equity. At the following LINK you can see the panel discussion from the Bloomberg… Continue Reading