Harris & Harris Group (NASDAQ: TINY) is a publicly traded venture capital fund that builds transformative companies from disruptive science. –that’s the stated objective anyway Let’s face it, venture stage investments are risky, not every swing is going to be a home run. Over the years Harris & Harris has struck out many times; but to be fair, swinging...

Kiska Metals (CVE: KSK) (OTCMKTS: KSKTF) is in the business of “prospect generation”. Exploring for precious commodities like gold and copper is a risky business. When you’re right, it’s like winning the lottery. You become a millionaire or billionaire overnight. But when you’re wrong, as 95% or more of exploration companies drilling grassroots projects will be, the...

When exploring for penny stocks that may be worthy of speculation I like to see that high profile investors have skin in the game. No matter how rich already, no one invests because they are interested in losing money. There is always a financial incentive, and if the motive isn’t financial it’s often for “know how” or technological reasons. Do-it-yourself investors...

According to the illustration below, courtesy of Brent Cook’s Exploration Insights, stocks typically follow a life cycle pattern. As you can see, upon discovery, exploration stocks tend to appreciate considerably. When the speculators are finished buying share prices will move lower, consolidating for a few years or more. During the development / construction...

“This is just the beginning of the story for Scorpio Gold… we maintain profitability in this challenging market, providing us with cash flow to do exploration.” –Steve Roebuck Highlights from interview with Scorpio Gold (CVE: SGN) (OTCMKTS: SRCRF): a) +30,000 ounces gold produced in 2014 so far, target is 40-45,000 ounces for full year b)...