On our first date, we talked about magnets...That's right: magnets.And, no, I don't mean the kind of metaphorical magnetism between two people.I mean literal magnets.I met Chelsea (not her real name) through Bumble. If you don't know, Bumble is just another one of those dating apps that hopeless yuppie singles like myself use to meet women.We met at a quiet downtown club for cocktails. Chelsea wa...Read More
In case of emergency, you should always have a solid chunk of cash on hand. These days, that isn’t much riskier than keeping your money in a bank.There are stories of banks and governments suspending accounts for no legitimate reason. Furthermore, the interest rates at banks hardly give you much incentive to store your money there.But as with anything that gives individuals more cont...Read More
In case of emergency, you should always have a solid chunk of cash on hand. These days, that isn’t much riskier than keeping your money in a bank.There are stories of banks and governments suspending accounts for no legitimate reason. Furthermore, the interest rates at banks hardly give you much incentive to store your money there.But as with anything that gives individuals more cont...Read More
Vancouver, BC - Graphite One Resources Inc. (TSX-V:GPH | OTCQX:GPHOF) ("Graphite One" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed a non?EUR?brokered private placement offering (the "Offering"), raising gross proceeds of CA$707,185. A significant portion of the placement is from Taiga Mining Company, Inc, an Alaskan, privately?EUR?held mining company with decades of experi...Read More
Some people would say it's the Louvre, or the Metropolitan Museum of Art, or perhaps the Prado in Spain... but they would be wrong.The world's greatest museum sits 30 miles west of Washington, D.C. It is a cathedral of worship to mankind's greatest achievement with a vast white architecture that would make Howard Roark proud.I am talking, of course, about the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Norther...Read More
Don’t you hate when so much extra wealth is added to society, that the economy tanks?Wait, what?Yes, that is what The Daily Star says would happen if an asteroid made up of nickel and iron was harvested and brought back to Earth. They claim the asteroid’s materials are worth $10,000 quadrillion.This would be enough to cause the world's economy - worth $73.7 trillion - to collapse altog...Read More
Don’t you hate when so much extra wealth is added to society, that the economy tanks?Wait, what?Yes, that is what The Daily Star says would happen if an asteroid made up of nickel and iron was harvested and brought back to Earth. They claim the asteroid’s materials are worth $10,000 quadrillion.This would be enough to cause the world's economy - worth $73.7 trillion - to collapse altog...Read More
I told you a while back that Elon Musk was scared to death that this cobalt story would start getting more attention.Whether it was the chilling video of seven-year-olds working under horrific conditions in Congolese cobalt mines or the stark realization that these children help the DRC supply over half of the world's cobalt, things are going to break wide open sooner or later.Nobody can keep a se...Read More
Imagine having the power to declare something legitimate with the stroke of a pen, the press of a stamp, or the enter button on your keyboard.The government has that power. But it is part of the magical myth of government legitimacy. That is the main service government provides: legitimacy.It can make stealing legitimate. It can make kidnapping legitimate. It can make assassinations, genocides, an...Read More
Imagine having the power to declare something legitimate with the stroke of a pen, the press of a stamp, or the enter button on your keyboard.The government has that power. But it is part of the magical myth of government legitimacy. That is the main service government provides: legitimacy.It can make stealing legitimate. It can make kidnapping legitimate. It can make assassinations, genocides, an...Read More
Timing the Market and Equity Clock founder, Don Vialoux says the season for investing in gold and silver is now (especially silver). He lists his two recommendations for gold and silver exchange traded funds. Meanwhile, he warns readers to against investing in retail stocks.Seasonality-focused financial analyst Don Vialoux is of two minds on today's long bull market and particularly concerned ab...Read More
Anglo American's De Beers, the world's largest rough diamond producer by value, unveiled Monday is investing in a blockchain-based platform to enable greater tracking of its stones.The platform, which will be open for those in the industry, will allow tracing each diamond throughout the entire value chain - from mine to buyer."Consumers should be able to know there is an accurate register of a dia...Read More
Some call it the Wal-Mart of WeedOthers have called it the Coca-Cola of Cannabis.But I just call it one of the best investments I ever made.It was in 2015 that I decided to throw a few bucks behind a little-known cannabis company operating out of Smiths Falls, Canada.There was nothing particularly exciting about it at the time, and there were a handful of others that I also invested in.But it was...Read More
I’m going to be heading out to Manila early next week, so in the meantime I’ve been busy: meeting up with people, taking care of errands, packing, etc… I haven’t gotten around to doing this, but I really wanted to take the time out to say:THANK YOU!!!A few weeks back, I set up a donate button and wrote a quick short blog post about it…To my surprise, I’ve gotten...Read More
Here’s an update on my latest trades for the week ending on December 1, 2017.SOLD 40,000 shares of Artemis Resources (KAI.AX) @ A$0.30/share SOLD 370,000 shares of Pioneer Resources (PIO.AX) @ A$0.029/share Bought 5,000 shares of Ardea Resources (ARL.AX) @ A$1.54/share Bought 7,000 shares of Erdene Resources (ERD.TO) @ C$0.51/share Bought 3,000 shares of Erdene Resources (ERDCF) @...Read More
Why are teens so angsty and rebellious? Because they are biologically adults, being treated like children.Jane Addams likely had good intentions when in the early 20th century she helped create the juvenile justice system and laws against child labor. But fast forward to present day and her influence on how society treats young adults has disastrous effects on young individuals and society at larg...Read More
Why are teens so angsty and rebellious? Because they are biologically adults, being treated like children.Jane Addams likely had good intentions when in the early 20th century she helped create the juvenile justice system and laws against child labor. But fast forward to present day and her influence on how society treats young adults has disastrous effects on young individuals and society at larg...Read More
Sometimes I wish I had no conscience or morals. Then I could go to work for the government writing fear propaganda.Killer robots are the latest terror. But there are so many takes on it! It’s like Josef Goebbels’ dream to have so much material to work with. All the “possibilities” and “predictions” just make you want to curl up in a ball and let the government...Read More
Sometimes I wish I had no conscience or morals. Then I could go to work for the government writing fear propaganda.Killer robots are the latest terror. But there are so many takes on it! It’s like Josef Goebbels’ dream to have so much material to work with. All the “possibilities” and “predictions” just make you want to curl up in a ball and let the government...Read More
Earlier this week, Siyata Mobile Inc. (TSX-V:SIM | OTCQX: SYATF) posted its Q3 2017 results, with the company generating EBITDA of $98,000 on revenue of $4.9-million, a topline that was up 32% over the same period last year. In an article by Cantech Letter, it notes an update to clients from Beacon Securities analyst, Gabriel Leung.Please find an excerpt, and a link to the full article bel...Read More