That's the top.That's the most outrageous claim you can make about Bitcoin without getting a lot of resistance. Everything up to that point is fine.But that's quite a top, if you ask me.Over the weekend, I decided to do a little experiment on Twitter. The plan was to make the most outrageously insane Bitcoin predictions and see the reactions. Tweets included:Tweets like "Bitcoin is going to bring...Read More

Well, it's been a heck of a year. The S&P 500 is up about 18% as I write this. It has a P/E of 26.5 and is bouncing off all-time highs around 2,660. Was it only eight and a half years ago that it was bouncing off the bottom at 666?Remember those wistful days of Lehman Brothers and liar loans? There was much pulling of hair and rending of shirts as seemingly half the population lost their house, wi...Read More

There's an obscure market indicator that's confirming the strength of the lithium-ion battery revolution...Forklifts.Take a look around you for one minute... I'll wait.Everything you've just laid your eyes on was touched by a forklift at one point in its life.Or at the least the parts that went into creating all of the consumer products around you were touched by a forklift at one point. In fact,...Read More

Today started off quiet, until I climbed into the backseat of an Uber.Lately, it seems no matter who the driver is - young, old, male, female - the conversation inevitably steers toward one topic: Bitcoin.Naturally, when it comes to digital currency, everyone's an expert.Now, there are only two times I really love a potential investment.It's when either the market can't stand it or the herd simply...Read More

It doesn't matter whether or not you believe in climate change...It doesn't matter if you care about reducing your carbon footprint...It doesn't matter whether or not you even care about the environment at all...Odds are the next brand-new car you buy is going to be an electric vehicle or some kind of electric hybrid.Why?Because they'll simply be more affordable to operate.In 2015, global electric...Read More

It's rarely discussed, yet it's one of the greatest financial burdens the cannabis industry faces.And no, I'm not talking about the federal prohibition on cannabis.Truth is, prohibition has less than five years left before it's repealed.Thanks to the simple fact that legal cannabis is bolstering local economies while delivering hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue, cannabis will soon be...Read More

The tension was high yesterday after Ford (NYSE: F) announced it was moving its new electric car production to Mexico.Initially, the company planned to build the cars in Michigan, but that's not going to happen now.Those who continue to fight the good fight to keep auto manufacturing in the U.S. were taking to Twitter to share their anger and frustration. And, of course, there were the obligatory...Read More

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

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

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

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

The hottest subsector of the electric vehicle market right now is blue...Cobalt blue to be exact.Cobalt is a metal you may be hearing a lot about. In the past week alone, the price of cobalt has jumped over 10%. For the year, prices have more than doubled.Cobalt is a silvery-bluish metal that's mostly used today to make specialized magnetic and high-strength alloys. But the EV revolution is rapidl...Read More

The worst-kept secret in the military is its massive energy consumption.This isn't a new revelation by any stretch of the imagination. And it turns out that energy, dear reader, is also its greatest weakness.We've known for a long time that the Department of Defense is one of the single-largest energy-consuming bodies in the world. In fact, our military is one of the most dependable oil customers...Read More

It's no secret that Elon Musk could be in serious trouble.No, I'm not talking about the fact that his company won't be profitable anytime soon.You should be well aware of that fact by now, especially given the few Tesla critics who have dared question the future of the $53 billion electric auto giant.One Gigafactory in Nevada won't be enough to dig him out of trouble.A second Gigafactory in Buffal...Read More

I wrote my first renewable energy outlook in 2006.It didn't go over so well.Here are just a few responses I received after writing it:"Solar is a scam. You're an idiot!""I don't take investment advice from hippie treehuggers. Sorry."And my all-time favorite:"You should be fired for giving this kind of irresponsible advice!"I won't lie.Those comments did throw me. But I knew I was right.I did the r...Read More

The family has gone home, the leftovers have been eaten, and Bitcoin is now pushing $10,000.Bitcoin's cosmic gains flow on, with prices looking like they could pass the psychological milestone today.As I write this, Bitcoin hit $9,9731.51 - this just a week after topping $8,000. It's on fire.BTC has appreciated by 8.24% in the last 24 hours and is up more than 800% on a year-to-date basis.It trade...Read More

It was last Thursday night when they rolled it out...The new Tesla semi-truck.Tesla fans are calling it the next big thing.They're wrong.The electric semi-truck was the "next big thing" three years ago when we first saw evidence of its existence.Make no mistake; in today's rapidly evolving electric vehicle market, that which is on the road today is already "old news."Don't get me wrong. Tesla's ne...Read More

OK, so unless you live under a rock, you know electric vehicles are the future of transportation. In the same way the combustion engine replaced the steam engine, the fully electric motor is the next evolution. And you know EVs will depend on lithium-ion batteries to store energy. A fully electric vehicle without a lithium-ion battery is essentially a traditional car without a gas tank.So invest...Read More

Mexico City faded in the haze of the setting sun as I looked past the sheet glass on the 23rd floor. We sat on the patio, well above the dust and people, cars and cops with their military weapons and armored vests. The cervezas were cold, and the series of five-star Mexican dishes were as good as it gets.I was lucky to be sitting at the table with some captains of industry - Canadian oil CEOs and...Read More

Love him or hate him, President Trump isn't one to run from criticism.He embraces it.Whether this is a positive or negative characteristic of his, well... that may just depend on whom you ask. Unfortunately for his critics, he's got one rather large advantage on his side: He does currently reside in the White House.I know that thought doesn't sit well with a vast majority of Americans, but it's si...Read More