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

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

Sierra Madre Gold and Silver Ltd. (SM:TSX.V; SMDRF:OTCQX) intends to optimize the ratio of production from both of its operating mines in Mexico to maximize the benefit, noted a VSA Capital report.Sierra Madre Gold and Silver Ltd. (SM:TSX.V; SMDRF:OTCQX) restarted mining at the Coloso mine, 4 kilometers northwest of La Guitarra mill, in Mexico, reported VSA Capital Analyst Oliver O'Donnell in an A...Read More

Dolly Varden Silver Corp. (DV:TSX.V; DOLLF:OTCQX) announced it is acquiring 100% of Hecla Mining Co.'s Kinskuch property in British Columbia's Golden Triangle, dramatically increasing the size of its Kitsault Valley project. Read why one analyst thinks it's a great move for both companies.Dolly Varden Silver Corp. (DV:TSX.V; DOLLF:OTCQX) announced Monday that it has entered into a definitive agree...Read More

In the 1975 sci-fi story A Song for Lya, two officials are sent to the planet Shkeen to investigate a grotesque alien parasite known as the Greeksha.The Greeksha is a gelatinous, oozing lifeform which attaches itself to human skin.The investigators are surprised to learn that natives of the planet willingly infect themselves, reporting a deep sense of joy, divine peace, and unity once bound togeth...Read More

"Death is not something to be feared. It is just a part of life," the priest explained.We were listening to the funeral oration for one of our workers who died suddenly last week. A young man, he got pneumonia… and then, on the way to the hospital, died of a heart attack."We do not fear death," the Padre continued. "Because God let his only son die. We follow his example. And we do so in the...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

Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, is facing a peculiar problem these days: he has too much cash.Berkshire Hathaway is sitting on an eye-watering $325 billion in dry powder, a record high. Historically, Buffett has always been eager to deploy capital when the odds are in his favor. But today, even he admits he’s struggling to find value in this overvalued market.Which leads to a fascinatin...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

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

Silver North Resources Ltd. (SNAG:TSX.V; TARSF:OTCQB), for starters, demonstrated silver grades as high as 2,470 grams per ton over 0.73 meters at its primary asset and recently secured financing for a follow-up drill program. One analyst rates the company "Strong Buy for all time horizons."Silver North Resources Ltd. (SNAG:TSX.V; TARSF:OTCQB) boasts a number of factors that make it compelling, ex...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

Time flies. We're at the 100th day of President Trump's second term.One piece of good news is that America's southern border is as secure as it's ever been in modern times. Trump and his people fixed that wide-open, Biden-era problem quite fast, by the novel approach of applying existing law. Amazing! Who knew?Now the country doesn't have to deal with 10-15,000 new arrivals every day, unknown, un-...Read More

Michael Ballanger of GGM Advisory Inc. defines "bull trap" and explains his thoughts on the current state of the market.After 48 years in and around the capital markets, I vividly remember two of three major stock market crashes in my career, plus one just as nasty in the precious metals. The October 1987 Crash was the first one since 1929 and caught everyone off balance. It came out of the blue o...Read More

Metallic Minerals Corp. (MMG:TSX.V; MMNGF:OTCQB) on Thursday announced that "significant potential" exists for co-product critical minerals at its flagship La Plata copper-silver-gold-platinum group elements (PGE) project in southwestern Colorado. Read why one newsletter writer thinks the stock is gaining momentum.Metallic Minerals Corp. (MMG:TSX.V; MMNGF:OTCQB) on Thursday announced that "signifi...Read More

StrikePoint Gold Inc.'s (SKP:TSX.V; STKXF:OTCQB) Nevada drilling revealed impressive near-surface gold zones with strong grades and heap leach potential. Read more for key assay highlights.StrikePoint Gold Inc. (SKP:TSX.V; STKXF:OTCQB) has released final assay results from its Spring 2025 drilling campaign at the Hercules Gold Project, located in Nevada's Walker Lane district. The company complete...Read More

Utility SPDRs $XLU moved above intermediate resistance at $80.21, changing trend from down to neutral.Altria $MO an S&P 100 stock moved above $60.18 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend.Vertex $VRTX a NASDAQ 100 stock moved below $448.14 completing a double top patternThermo Fisher Scientific $TMO a NASDAQ 100 stock moved below $411.21 extending an intermediate downtrend.Trade...Read More

Matador Technologies Inc. (MATA:TSX.V; MATAF:OTCQB), a company leveraging blockchain technology to digitize assets, announced its stock ticker symbol on the OTCBQ Venture Market has changed from "MTDTF" to "MATAF." Find out why one expert thinks that gold and the blockchain were meant for each other.Matador Technologies Inc. (MATA:TSX.V; MATAF:OTCQB), a company leveraging blockchain technology to...Read More

With so much attention focused on U.S. stock markets, it seems timely to pivot away from stocks for the moment and consider the global perspective. Globalization may be dying in terms of trade and supply chains, but financial markets are inextricably linked in ways that relatively few understand.King Dollar Still RulesThe dollar still dominates the global financial system despite the cracks in the...Read More

AbraSilver Resource Corp. (ABRA:TSX; ABBRF:OTCQX) discussed these and other aspects of Diablillos during a recent site visit for analysts, noted a Raymond James report.AbraSilver Resource Corp. (ABRA:TSX; ABBRF:OTCQX) recently hosted several analysts at its Diablillos silver-gold project in Argentina, among them Raymond James' Craig Stanley, who reported the highlights in an April 14 research note...Read More