Rick Mills of Ahead of the Herd once again interviews Bob Moriarty of 321Gold, speaking about current events and commodities, as well as sharing 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 com...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
Dolly Varden Silver Corp. (DV:TSX.V; DVS:NYSEA; DVQ:FSE) adds to its portfolio a past-producing project with 2,350 meters of untested potential, noted a Raymond James report.Dolly Varden Silver Corp. (DV:TSX.V; DVS:NYSEA; DVQ:FSE) is acquiring the Porter project, 35 kilometers (35 km) northwest of Kitsault Valley, from StrikePoint Gold Inc. (SKP:TSX.V; STKXF:OTCQB) for US$1.1 million (US$1.1M) in...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
Well, that sure was fast. It's been six weeks since President Trump's so-called "Liberation Day," when he announced draconian levels of tariffs at a global-scale. And now, we have a thinly disguised retreat and kowtow to China's Emperor Xi.Despite hoopla, tough talk and bluster, Team Trump walked into a policy minefield. Tariffs on China highlighted how many of America's problems are rooted in tox...Read More
Pan American Silver Corp. (PAAS:TSX; PAAS:NASDAQ) 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. (P...Read More
art overall results in this first quarter are solid, "reflecting a strong start to the year," noted a TD Cowen report.MAG Silver Corp.'s (MAG:TSX; MAG:NYSE American) Q1/25 financial results were ahead of consensus and notable for lower-than-expected operating costs, reported TD Cowen Analyst Wayne Lam in a May 8 research note.As a result, Lam wrote, "We expect a positive reaction from MAG shares."...Read More
Dolly Varden Silver Corp. (DV:TSX.V; DVS:NYSEA; DVQ:FSE), cashed up with CA$30 million, intends to test several target areas at its Kitsault Valley project in the Golden Triangle, noted a Raymond James report.Dolly Varden Silver Corp. (DV:TSX.V; DVS:NYSEA; DVQ:FSE) will launch a 2025, four-rig drill program at its Kitsault Valley silver-gold project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle in the mid...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
It may seem odd to hate a stock index. After all, it's just a model of company shares used by fund managers to build ETFs and mutual funds.But once you learn the truth about the Russell 2000 small cap index, you just might hate it too.Today we're going to explore why the Russell 2000 makes a bad foundation for any investment vehicle.Misleading Stats (at Best)Historically, small cap stocks tend to...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
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
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 Combaluzi...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
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
We started 2025 reporting how Canadian insiders were signalling generational opportunities in mining. In our latest On the Edge, Ted Dixon makes the case that Canadian investors have been handed double-barreled opportunity heading into the summer.Thirty-eight oil patch CEOs are pushing for radical change in Canada and insiders continue to be bullish even after they heavily bought the April pullba...Read More
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
The "Magnificent Seven" ETF" $MAGS has come alive again. Nice move above $49.46!Base Metals ETN $DBB (One third weighted each in copper, zinc and aluminum) moved above $18.69 setting an intermediate uptrend. Base metals equity ETFs (XBM.TO in Canada and PICK in the U.S. responded accordingly.Caterpillar $CAT a Dow Jones Industrial Average stock moved above $350.72 extending an intermediate uptrend...Read More