Petronella Wyatt reminds young pros to avoid the big trips, clothes and dinners. The Broke Generation | Daily Mail

Over the last two years, economists, market professionals, and the media have pushed all sorts of “doom and gloom” coverage about the residential real estate market here in Metro Vancouver. Most of this coverage fuels public opinion that the local real estate market is tanking – that we’re all in for a big hurt. Given… Continue Reading

Meet Russell Hollingsworth: renowned architect and West Vancouver visionary designer of five of the top ten elite B.C. homes. Now regarded as one of the best architects in Canadian history, Russell’s father, Fred, immigrated to Vancouver from England in 1929. After Russell was born, his father raised him on architecture and organic principles. “I learned… Continue Reading

“Farmland in England rose 51 percent since 2008. Its rise is expected to continue, outperforming the housing market and stocks.” English Farmland Is Hot Property | Bloomberg Businessweek

Now if Encanto can complete the Indian off-take deal, they’ll really be in business… Read: Harper Government supports development of first ever on-reserve potash mine QUOTE: TSXV: EPO Disclosure: long, subject to change without notice.

Here’s a gambling story about the late great media billionaire Kerry Packer from Australia. One casino boss remembered, “I was lucky enough back in the day to actually witness this gentleman sign several markers one night for at least 6 million while sitting in the high limit room of one of Vegas finest casinos, I’ll… Continue Reading

The animosity and societal disconnect of living in the downtown core of a large city can be stressful — living expenses are much higher, available space is limited. For some, it seems like only the most seasoned urbanites are courageous enough to start a family in the concrete jungle. Of course, the typical sought-after home… Continue Reading

TORONTO — Ivanplats Robert Friedland needs no introduction. For one, he is North America’s greatest mining showman. Second, he is almost surely a billionaire. Third, he is a miner’s mining exec. “He knows his metals, and his black box works,” platinum prospector and Ivanplats board member William Hayden told me the other day over fizzy… Continue Reading

Do you know who is buying real estate in Canada right now? Women. Specifically, All the Single Ladies. Opting to get married later in life, and a high national divorce rate has given women the opportunity to purchase their primary residences and then some. According to a recent article from the Globe and Mail, 61%… Continue Reading

With the market the way it is right now, some junior exploration companies are simply not going to survive. Since most of them are in Vancouver, we thought the city’s commercial real estate might offer some insight into which ones will. We spoke with one Downtown Landlord about their experiences with resource companies as tenants.… Continue Reading

Our current system of education judges individuals against a preconceived idea of the optimal academic mind. In this RSA Animate video Sir Ken Robinson claims that our conformist method of education is antiquated, and needs to be updated if we are to reach our full potential. Robinson illustrates how our children are “living in the most intensely stimulating period… Continue Reading

Economists expecting “substantial declines over the next year or two”. The recent Global Forecast Update (Scotia Bank, 2013) illustrates how deleveraging of the private and public sectors coupled with geopolitical unrest, an expanding income gap, and euro zone unemployment could still put the moderate global economic recovery into a tailspin. The Update supports central banks… Continue Reading

I really hate the word culture sometimes. It means a lot of different things to different people and seems to be applied to many things that to me don’t qualify but to others are valid. One person’s culture is anothers knitting club. How you define culture is up to you and like we talked about… Continue Reading

“At present, India is fully dependent on imports of potash.” Karnalyte Resources wins India investor for new potash mine. National Post Also: Karnalyte peer Encanto Potash (EPO) shares soared 12% Friday after another Indian consortium disclosed being in discussions with the company over a potential off-take deal. Read the statement here.

The Canadian resource sector has been mired in a cyclical bear market for the better part of the last two years. However, it is during times likes these that it is worth digging through the charts in search of stocks that have held up well during the downturn and may be ready to lead markets… Continue Reading