Ladies and Gentleman ! … this is your captain speaking. Just a friendly reminder, judging by the increasing level of buying and recent price appreciation, it looks like this Yukon-bound train [ Strategic Metals Ltd ] is about to leave the station. Chug-a-chugga, chug-a-chugga, chooo!! choooooo!!! Just in case you need to catch up to speed, Strategic Metals Ltd...

Getting to the bottom line right out of the gates___ earnings of commodity producers look horrendous in the bottoming phase of a cycle. Said another way, as commodity prices are peaking, the earnings power of commodity producing companies is spectacular! Price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios are typically 10 or less (so they look cheap) near a peak, and often above 100 or...

Man! things were looking pretty good for gold and gold stocks through mid-October. Until Janet rearranged a few words in the fed minutes that is, then… no dice. Despite reports of record prices and physical demand abroad, gold in US dollar terms, the only term that seems to matter, was smacked down. Nothing to do but play the hand we’re dealt, and...

St. Andrew Goldfields (TSE: SAS) (OTCMKTS: STADF) reminds me of Claude Resources (TSE: CRJ) (OTCMKTS: CLGRF) before its stock price cruised higher by 300%. If you have a few minutes, allow me to explain why. Below i will highlight four catalysts set to unfold (or have already begun unfolding) for St. Andrew Goldfields over the next 6-12 months.  As stated, this...

Outside of the natural resources / commodities arena I’ve had a tough time finding “great deals”. What criterion makes for a great deal? Ask 10 professional analysts and you’ll probably get 10 different answers. Personally, i tend to be attracted to deep value opportunities. What’s the criterion for “deep value” you ask? Or...

According to the “efficient markets theory”, the prices of stocks, bonds, and other securities fully reflect all available information at any point in time. In other words, no one should waste valuable time researching thousands of companies to find a deal, because someone else has already done it. This “someone else” is likely much smarter, and has more resources...