The market for junior miners isn't great at the moment. In a recent interview with Justin Hayek, Fireweed Zinc (TSXV: FWZ) CEO, Brandon Macdonald, described it as “painful”. There are probably numerous reasons why investors are overlooking a sector that is offering up some great...

Last month was especially interesting as we looked at a wide range of topics from the state of uranium and cannabis, to tips to help avoid common mistakes investors make. In our monthly roundup, we bring together the most popular investing topics and also look at companies investors are...

The uranium market is probably in the process of forming a bottom. The price of U308 has been stable since 2017 began, and today it is actually showing sight gains over the last year or two. None of this has done much to help the share prices for uranium companies, which could mean opportunities...

Tether is one of the largest cryptocurrencies out there, but what they are actually doing is something of a mystery. Over the last week, they took Leonardo Real on as their chief compliance officer. Mr. Real worked at Bank of Montreal prior to coming to Tether, which may do something to shore up...

Now that cannabis is legal in Canada, there are going to be a few changes to a market that was operating in a legal gray area for decades. One of the biggest changes to the cannabis industry is an increased level of oversight. Specifically, the rules that govern the ownership and operation of...

The way that people power their lives is changing. For most of modern human history, fossil fuels have been king. Coal, natural gas, and petroleum have all supported the global industrialization that took place over the last 300 years. Today, long-standing energy assumptions are being called into...

Base metals are the most fundamental minerals produced for the modern economy, and metals such as copper, zinc, nickel, lead, and aluminum are the key components that support sustained economic growth. During periods of economic expansion, these are the first materials to support a bustling...

Making money in the resource sector isn't easy. Many investors see the fundamentals for a metal like gold or copper and want to buy into what they view as a great opportunity. The problem is, the mining sector trades a lot differently than the commodities it produces. This makes investing more...

Over the last 20 years, people have flocked from all over the world to Silicon Valley. It’s the epicenter of the tech boom, and a magnet that attracts talent, ideas, and capital to come together to create new things. Software mania has shifted the most important corporate addresses in the...

June was an exciting month for investors, from the gold vs crypto vs cannabis panel that took place at the 2018 International Mining Investment Conference to looking at the value and real-world uses of blockchain. In our monthly roundup we bring together the most popular investing topics and...

In May we gathered some of the top resource companies and investing experts at the 2018 International Mining Investment Conference in Vancouver. With over 30 speakers there was a lot of ground covered, so we put together a list of some of the most talked about presentations from the show. 1....

Last month we took a look at Canadian companies who are currently attracting global tech investors and helping grow a venture capital culture. During the 2018 Cantech Investment Conference we had a chance to sit down with some of the top CEOs and discuss the path they took and how they are...

Depending on what narrative one chooses to put their faith in, the futures market for precious metals could be a very corrupt place. The idea behind trading commodities is a pretty simple one; by setting up a futures market like the COMEX, major metals producers can sell their future production...

The market for sports gambling in the USA is estimated to be worth at least $150 billion USD. Until the recent Supreme Court decision to legalize sports betting at a federal level, there was no way for anyone to build a business that centred around sports wagering. Now it looks like states are...