I talk a lot about using second level thinking in investing and speculating. In fact I addressed this in this weeks “Reality Check”. What do I mean when I say this? Most people look at a situation and the obvious ...

Great article by Chris Martenson of Peak Prosperity on why owning hard assets; gold, oil, farmland, cashflowing real estate, etc.. One of the themes Chris touches on in his various articles at his site is the idea of perpetual compounding ...

As I have stated many times I like to try and follow billionaire investor Charlie Munger’s advice, “I believe in the discipline of mastering the best that other people have ever figured out. I don’t believe in just sitting down ...

I am a big fan of the free commentary natural resource investors Goehring & Rozencwajg put out. I have recommended people subscribe to their free quarterly reports which are full of deep research into commodity and natural resource markets. Back ...

Many people take for granted the modern lifestyle and conveniences provided by our current energy production and delivery system. You expect that when you awake in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and flip a light switch ...