What are The Pros doing in the Market? Each quarter I like to interview with a fund manager who I think has his pulse on what’s happening in the energy markets. Today I’m sharing an interview with Martin Pelletier, one of the principals at TriVest Wealth Counsel in Calgary.  I...
RICK RULE INTERVIEW PART II Keith:    Rick, in the first part of our interview we talked about the state of the energy market now, and what some of the opportunities are. But let’s talk details for a second—you’re aiming to come in somewhat as a lender of last resort in a...
Canadian natural gas prices on the spot market hit an intraday low of $0.05/mcf earlier this month—that’s FIVE CENTS per thousand cubic feet.  That was a result of the massive forest fires around the oilsands hub city of Fort MacMurray, which has taken 1 MM bopd of heavy oil...
It's great to get feedback from readers. One industry executive gave me permission to post his comments, which I think you will find quite interesting: "Keith, I saw your piece "Another Domino Falls" from last week and I see one significant flaw that I will point out to you and...
There’s just one stock that interests me at this time of year. This is The Most Wonderfully Inefficient Time of the Year for the stock market.  It’s tax-loss-selling season. But I’m not running out buying any big basket of energy stocks.  The selling may be overdone, but it can stay overdone for a...
I asked my good friend Dave Blais, who trades gold and silver stocks full time, to provide an update on what he sees happening in the gold market, in follow up to the last piece he penned for OGIB readers several weeks ago. The frustrating under-performance...
By Dave Blais Despite the recent bounce back in the precious metals sector in the past several days, I am electing to remain in an all-cash position, on the sidelines. As readers of my blog know, I sold all my gold and silver stocks before Christmas. The reason for my stance...
The recent bounce in oil prices has opened the "equity window" for energy companies to raise capital.  It's the first time this window has opened since October.  But should investors be buying? In the last three weeks, three Canadian energy companies raised equity capital; two juniors in Rock Energy (RE-TSX)...