My 15-year old son recently told me he doesn't want to go to college. Instead, he plans to be an electrician.My pride as a father swelled. He gets it.Don't get me wrong, he could do very well in an undergrad program. He's far smarter than his old man.But he and his friends understand that America's college system is dying. For most people today it's a bad investment.Students are graduating with $1...Read More
News this week that Elon Musk will soon be departing his "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) is a grim reminder of what happens when you challenge big spending DC. Unfortunately, the lesson once again is that when you challenge the empire, the empire eventually strikes back.President Trump rode into office with the help of Elon Musk's ambitious plan to cut two trillion dollars in spending...Read More
Spanish conquistadors came to the Americas in search of gold and silver. And they found plenty.But while they were mining, they occasionally found a strange silvery metal unlike any other. They called it "platina", meaning "little silver".At the time, they believed this "platina" was young gold that would take a few more thousand years to mature and turn yellow. This platina was difficult to work...Read More
MAG Silver Corp. (MAG:TSX; MAG:NYSE American) announces a definitive agreement to buy Tier 1 silver producer MAG Silver Corp. for US$2.1 billion. Read what is in the deal for shareholders of both companies.MAG Silver Corp.'s (MAG:TSX; MAG:NYSE American) stock rose more than 7% on Monday after it announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Pan American Silver Corp. (PAAS:...Read More
In today's culture, where virtue-signaling billionaires love to proclaim they'll "give it all away," we must pause and ask: To what end? What purpose does inherited wealth serve? Is it merely a lucky windfall for lazy descendants? Or is it something far more sacred?I argue today that inheritance is not just permissible it is necessary. It's how families grow stronger, freer, and more capable wit...Read More
In the 1987 film Wall Street, Michael Douglas famously played Gordon Gekko, a cutthroat corporate raider.But compared to the Dutch pioneers who founded the world's first publicly-traded company, Gordon Gekko was a softie. Those Dutch guys were literally cutting throats in pursuit of profit.The Dutch East India Company (VOC) was founded in Amsterdam in 1602. Over the century the VOC would dominate...Read More
On Thursday May 8th, President Trump told Americans, "you better go out and buy stocks now. This country is going to be like a rocket ship."This morning, right on cue, stocks raced higher in reaction to the new trade deal between the U.S. and China.The Nasdaq jumped 3.5% in trading early Monday, while the S&P 500 moved higher by 2.6%. These moves pushed American indexes back above the level th...Read More
The battle between the Trump administration and the federal courts on the topic of deportation is intensifying.The outlines are clear. Biden and his corrupt cronies left the U.S. southern border wide open for four years. Estimates vary but it's likely 8 million illegal aliens crossed the border. But the actual number could be 10 million or higher. Of course, some just came for a better opportunity...Read More
President Abraham Lincoln is considered to be the moral savior of the United States for ending slavery. To pay for the war, he made enormous changes in the basic relationship between the federal government and money. These changes greatly diminished individual property rights and increased the power of Washington over the private economy.The paper money created by Abraham Lincoln to finance the Ci...Read More
When I write collapse, I'm not referring just to a financial meltdown. I'm referring to a broad-based social collapse that could call into question the rule of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which some historians refer to as the Peasant Dynasty.In order to understand the vulnerability of China, it helps to consider the counter-narrative that the China is a rising great power. We've heard for d...Read More
West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (WRLG:TSX.V; WRLGF:OTCQB; FRA:UJO) moves closer to restarting Madsen now that the bulk sample program is done and returned positive results, noted a Cantor Fitzgerald report.West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd.'s (WRLG:TSX.V; WRLGF:OTCQB; FRA:UJO) bulk sample program at its Madsen gold project in Ontario's Red Lake District yielded positive reconciliation results, reported M...Read More
Michael Ballanger of GGM Advisory Inc. takes a look at the current state of the market in light of the back and forth between Trump and China. He also shares an update on one copper stock. This week, the capital markets the world over started the week on pins and needles with the "Tariff Tantrums" (or fear thereof) keeping volumes muted and order flow on the defensive. Then, as if an executive ord...Read More
In recent news, oil giant Chevron announced that this year and into 2026, it will lay off between 15% and 20% of its workforce, including geological, engineering and other related scientific and technical personnel. The company states that it must cut costs and simplify operations.Meanwhile, Chevron also announced that it will scale back its share buyback program, although the dividend is supposed...Read More
Tech stocks have staged an impressive comeback since their recent mini-crash.Is the dip over? Back to normal, with the Mag 7 once again taking center stage?Not so fast.American tech stocks face a number of challenges which could stop a new bull market in its tracks.The risk we're going to discuss today is the possibility of another surge in Chinese AI technology.You may recall that earlier this ye...Read More
Rick Mills of Ahead of the Herd once again interviews Bob Moriarty of 321Gold, speaking about current events and commodities, as well as share some investment ideas.Below is an interview by Rick Mills, the editor and publisher of Ahead of the Herd, with Bob Moriarty of 321 Gold.Rick Mills (RM): When we started talking about putting this talk together, our fifth talk, you wanted to talk about commo...Read More
They suggest West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (WRLG:TSX.V; WRLGF:OTCQB; FRA:UJO) "is poised for success" as it restarts its Madsen mine in Q2/25," noted a Red Cloud Securities report.West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd.'s (WRLG:TSX.V; WRLGF:OTCQB; FRA:UJO) bulk sampling program at its Madsen project in Ontario, Canada's Red Lake District reconciled with projections to a high degree, reported Taylor Combaluz...Read More
Using AI can be magical. It has helped me understand obscure investment concepts which aren't covered well anywhere else.It has shown my son exactly how to do a geometry problem, so I don't have to relearn something forgotten 30 years ago.AI has helped me understand legal contracts which previously would have required paying a lawyer hundreds of dollars per hour.Magical.At other times, it becomes...Read More
West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd.'s (WRLG:TSX.V; WRLGF:OTCQB; FRA:UJO) Ontario bulk sample exceeds grade expectations, signaling strong production potential and setting the stage for major 2025 gains. Read more about these results.West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (WRLG:TSX.V; WRLGF:OTCQB; FRA:UJO) announced positive reconciliation results from its bulk sample program at the 100% owned Madsen Mine, locate...Read More