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Independent Stock Analysis continues to be in a state of peaceful happiness with it’s portfolio: 100% invested in PHYS; gold as cash. For the first quarter of 2020: PHYS rose from 12.18 to 13.12, a gain of 7.7%. Compare this to the S&P…

Franco-Nevada (FNV) is the premium precious metal equity investment. Conservatively financed, low risk royalty operations, upside optionality, with an institutionalized management attitude to be patiently opportunistic. In extraction…

“Money is gold, nothing else.” J.P. Morgan The Independent Stock Analysis portfolio begins with the dawn of the new decade, 1-1-2020. The entirety of the portfolio is be invested in gold, using the Sprott Physical Gold Trust, ticker PHYS…

The world changes fast. Fifteen years ago the energy future of U.S. was bleak as it appeared the world was going to be short of energy: Stateside conventional natural gas production was in trouble along with peak oil. But markets work…

Your dear editor would prefer to spend his time evaluating the common stock of wonderful businesses which contain moats ( Vaneck ). Instead, the outrageous imbalances and the inevitable implosion seem to see most of our attention. The…

Oil Rises on U.S. Supply Forecast, Venezuela Blaze at Bloomberg . Isaac Set to Reach Hurricane Strength on Way to Louisiana ( Bloomberg ). More than three-fourths of Gulf oil production shut down at Fuel Fix . Isaac’s latest path at…

Or better, how much defaulting before the debasement? Stocks rally on report central banks ready to move: Marketwatch The acrimonious version from Zero Hedge .

I am not much for forecasts and predictions, but today’s reversal would be powerful if it held. Energy and material stocks are off less than the market and tck is green. The S&P 500 looks like a inverse head and shoulders intra-day. But…

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MHR and KOG released Q1 results and had their conference calls: Riddle me this: How does a company with a $700 million market cap raise $600 million? Answer: Sell some equity and tap the high yield market to replace all the short term…

Taking the perspective of those with alternative views can be instructive for the investor. FT Alphaville typically sports a bias against the industrialization of China meme. Digging down into the wealth of information in their recent post…

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As we navigate trying to understand the investment world, this blog tries to wade through the sludge to improve our understanding. I post anonymously. In the spirit of pioneering financial writers from Larry Livingstone to today’s…