Commodity Prices
Go Back in Time and Buy this Oil Company
Do you own the world’s biggest oil company? Of course I’m talking about Exxon (NYSE: XOM) – and odds are if you’ve invested in… Read more
The hilarious thing about deflation
I’ve flirted with the idea of dedicating each Friday’s edition of the Resource Prospector to more humorous topics. But it’s tough to be appropriately… Read more
How to Profit From Legalized Marijuana
Marijuana is going to be effectively legalized in the not too distant future. Twelve states have already decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana,… Read more
A safer investment than Treasuries with a higher yield
Today you can buy a 10-year Treasury bond and get a 3.11% yield – but wouldn’t you rather own shares in a company that pays… Read more
When I will sell gold and buy the Dow Jones
Gold and I are close – but I have no illusions about its usefulness or role in my portfolio. It’s a store of value and… Read more
What Ireland’s downgrade could mean for silver
Ireland recently joined Greece, Portugal and Spain to round out the PIGS acronym of debt-downgraded European nations.
It’s a legacy Europe… Read more
Lead vs. Lithium Part II
There’s lots going on in the news cycle right now, between the new finance regulations and BP (NYSE: BP) capping its well, every news… Read more
Do you want to buy lithium?
I wrote about lithium two weeks ago, and I mentioned why it’s so great for batteries. There are lots of highly technical reasons, but they mostly boil down to… Read more
McElroy’s Certainty Principle
Whereas the scientist Dr. Werner Heisenberg is famous for his Uncertainty Principle of quantum physics, I’m somewhat less notorious for my Certainty Principle… Read more