13+ hour, 29+ min ago   (882+ words) By James Cooper, Monday, 14 September 2026 Donald Trump just made Americans an offer. And it tells you everything you need to know about where your money should go next. Last Wednesday night in Dallas, the US President stood in a half-full…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (545+ words) By Dr. Lachlann Tierney, Wednesday, 09 September 2026 Maybe you’ve read Philip K. Dick’s A Scanner Darkly or Do Robots Dream of Electric Sheep? Maybe you’ve read Asimov’s Foundation series? Science-fiction is often just non-fiction, a bit too early. I grew up…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (996+ words) By James Cooper, Monday, 07 September 2026 In April 2024, a tiny explorer called Australian Gold and Copper announced a significant new greenfield discovery. High grades of gold and silver at depth. The company called it a ‘bonanza.’ The market loved it. The…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1507+ words) By Brian Chu, Thursday, 03 September 2026 Gold has had a spectacular run in the last three years, setting new benchmarks and gaining momentum: It surpassed US$2,500 an ounce (~AU$3,730) in August 2024, US$3,000 (~AU$4,720) in March 2025, US$4,000 (~AU$6,050) in October 2025, US$5,000 (~AU…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (715+ words) By Dr. Lachlann Tierney, Wednesday, 02 September 2026 Bonds and bond investors are scary, scary things. They can make governments crumble in the UK in the space of less than two months. They hold sway over the US Federal Reserve chair picks…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (918+ words) By James Cooper, Monday, 31 August 2026 I always remember the story of Kie Chie Wong. The Malaysian-born investor made a $1 million bet on Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest’s Fortescue back in 2003, when it was just another ‘penny dreadful’ on the ASX. That bet…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1336+ words) By Dr. Lachlann Tierney, Wednesday, 26 August 2026 Following on from yesterday, let’s examine the “how long?” aspect of the debasement trade. I reckon it all hinges on China. So, on my read of what’s happening in that country, the gold leg…...

3+ week, 10+ hour ago   (968+ words) By Lachlann Tierney, Monday, 24 August 2026 If a music gig starts to suck, people just drift toward the bar. That is roughly what happened in global markets last week. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tried to talk long-term borrowing costs down,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (890+ words) By James Cooper, Friday, 21 August 2026 From day-to-day, there’s a lot of noise in the market; gold’s up, oil’s down, copper’s surging, etc., etc. And then there’s always some recent news event to explain or rationalise the latest price action. Yet,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (488+ words) By Lachlann Tierney, Tuesday, 18 August 2026 I’ve got a torn muscle in my back. Can’t cough, can’t laugh. (And I won’t even get into what else hurts). But this is how I feel about BOTH my back and ASX micro-caps right…...