Energy and Capital Archives

Montemori: The Dying Currency

Written by Luke Burgess
Posted June 14, 2018

With the advent and popularity of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency, more and more people are raising fundamental questions: What is money? And what type of money (centralized, decentralized, or other) is...

Investing in CRISPR

Written by Jeff Siegel
Posted June 13, 2018

It's been dubbed the next big biotech breakthrough, however, mainstream financial media may have burned CRISPR investors. Energy and Capital editor Jeff Siegel explains why they didn't get the whole...

Trump’s Suggestion for Condos in North Korea is actually a Great Idea

Written by Jeff Siegel
Posted June 12, 2018

Trump’s comments about condos in North Korea actually make a lot of sense.

How You Can Cash Out of This Oil Boom

Written by Keith Kohl
Posted June 12, 2018

With everything seemingly going right for the U.S. oil industry, you have to wonder if there is anything that can put a damper on this boom. Energy and Capital editor Keith Kohl shows readers how...

Oil Bounces, OPEC Meeting, and Mania in Tech

Written by Christian DeHaemer
Posted June 11, 2018

Energy and Capital editor Christian DeHaemer is the original Cloud Bug and makes the case for a tech mania bubble top in 2019. Instead of dot-com stocks, we have the cloud, cryptocurrencies, and...

Gold is Boring. But Boring is Good.

Written by Luke Burgess
Posted June 10, 2018

The worst possible thing that can happen to the gold has happened: gold has become boring. Luke Burgess tells investors not to be fooled and explains why this is actually a good thing.

The Biggest Mistake Investors Make

Written by Luke Burgess
Posted June 7, 2018

You've heard it a million times: The most important thing to do when investing your money is to diversify. But it's just as important to diversify your time studying different markets, even if you...

Canadian Cannabis Will Be Big, but U.S. Cannabis Will Be Bigger

Written by Jeff Siegel
Posted June 6, 2018

While Wall Street trips over itself to get a piece of the Canadian cannabis market, we’ve already moved on to the next big opportunity in cannabis. And this time, it’s in the U.S. I strongly...

The Next Resource War is Upon Us

Written by Keith Kohl
Posted June 5, 2018

January 13, 2017. Keep that date firmly ingrained in your mind after you cash out on the next resource war. Energy and Capital editor Keith Kohl reveals a little-known piece of legislation working...

Black Swans and 1,000-Year Floods

Written by Christian DeHaemer
Posted June 4, 2018

A black swan is a metaphor that describes a surprise event with a large impact that is rationalized in hindsight. The government is going to get hit with the 1,000-year flood. Energy and Capital...

Invest in Lithium Before the LME Does This

Written by Luke Burgess
Posted June 3, 2018

The London Metal Exchange (LME), the world's largest metals exchange, will begin to offer new futures contracts for metals used in EV batteries within 18 months. These metals include lithium,...

Can This Hydrogen-Powered Car Compete with Tesla?

Written by Luke Burgess
Posted May 31, 2018

Automakers around the world are spending hundreds of billions of dollars to develop the next generation of battery electric vehicles. But one UK-based company hopes it can break into the market to...