Barrick mining is more than just a ‘gold play’

“What would you do,” was the question pitched by a dear reader. The batter, your very own columnist, will take a swing at it. Our preference is to buy land or private businesses. Private business is b

Comparisons with other commodities are a useful reality-check

It’s time for my annual article in which I put the boot into silver. Why now? Because, according to one of my WhatsApp chats, it’s breaking out. Silver is always supposedly breaking out. It never actu

Europe has been a winner while US has been a (relative) loser

Picking through a murky market outlook for the rest of 2025

“What would you do?” was the question posed. Your columnist took one swing at it last week. This week he has another go. Last week, we opined that the best place for money is always in a business – as