Commodities

The hockey-loving, continent hog from directly above the U.S. has been quietly thriving for the last few decades. That’s right, Canada. As a Vermonter, I have the privilege of… Read more

Time heals all wounds. Nuclear energy is back in vogue less than four years since the Fukushima power-plant disaster. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has loosened the country’s post-tsunami stance… Read more

Some believe a massive correction is in the cards.  Here are four hedging strategies to protect you and your investments. The stock market just seems to keep climbing, even… Read more

For the first time in three years the U.S. economy has contracted. The Commerce Department had been looking for meager growth in Q1 of 0.1%. But this morning’s revision… Read more

One of the best oil companies in the world has seen its shares fall by 30% over the past two years. But its fortune may change in 2014, if… Read more

I wrote about the United States Oil Fund (NYSE: USO) back on April 3, but the fund caught my attention again last night. Earlier this month I pointed out… Read more

Investors seem to have an extreme aversion to selling puts. Why? American investors have “heard” that selling puts is inherently risky. And this belief has been reinforced by the mainstream… Read more

As you would expect, the gold price is the tail that wags the gold-mining dog.  The tail has been wagging down. Gold has lost significant value over the past 18… Read more

While the market has been stumbling along the past few months a few sectors have experienced considerable gains. The most notable is agriculture, as seen through the PowerShares Agriculture… Read more