Malvin Spooner is a veteran money manager, former CEO of award-winning investment fund management boutique he founded. He authored A Maverick Investor's Guidebook which blends his experience touring across the heartland in the United States with valuable investing tips and stories. He has been quoted and published for many years in business journals, newspapers and has been featured on many television programs over his career. An avid motorcycle enthusiast, and known across Canada as a part-time musician performing rock ‘n’ roll for charity, Mal is known for his candour and non-traditional (‘maverick’) thinking when discussing financial markets. His previous book published by Insomniac Press — Resources Rock: How to Invest in the Next Global Boom in Natural Resources which he authored with Pamela Clark — predicted the resources boom back in early 2004.
Back in early February, I posted an article suggesting Canadian lumber stocks were poised to perform. I mentioned that I’d bought one myself – West Fraser Timber (cost $57.85) –…
I borrowed the title from a Globe & Mail article. I first suggested buying into a metals recovery back in February suggesting Freeport (FCX) and Western Copper and Gold (WRN). …
Retail sales continue to rebound despite the slow opening of the economy. Inevitably, many storefronts will not survive but those that do will be able to negotiate much more favorable…
Western Copper And Gold – Small Company With Huge Deposit In a previous article (published in February) I suggested it’s wise to invest in copper highlighting two names. I discussed one…
Until very recently, the oil price and gold price tended to follow a similar pattern, as evidence by the below chart. The fundamentals driving these prices differ of course, but…
Oil and Gas is a Cyclical Business It’s no secret that oil demand has been demolished by the novel coronavirus and coincident recession, but in my experience the best indicator…
I haven’t published for some time now. Why bother? The economy was tanking, and the market was rallying. Made no sense to someone who’s been managing money for 30+ years,…
The market continues to behave like a roller-coaster. But will this ride ever end? In the past, the ups and downs of stock prices have always mirrored the ups and…
I’ve seen this movie over and over again. A stock rages upward, and instead of letting investors simply enjoy the ride the company has to ruin it by issuing (diluting)…
On March 25th I suggested it was okay to buy tech stocks, and featured a couple of ETF’s. I did buy at the time, and have enjoyed a 50% return…
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