The World’s Most Valuable Substances by Weight

What are the world’s most valuable substances? This infographic looks at everything ranging from Iranian beluga caviar to rare metals and gemstones to find out. Read more

Canadian Venture Stocks Trade at Lowest Volume in a Decade [Chart]

The last time volume was this low, the iPhone did not exist yet. Read more

Commodities: To Short, or Not to Short?

To short or not to short commodities? We take a look at the hypothetical success of a Dogs of the Dow inspired strategy to go long/short commodities over the last… Read more

Gold’s Biggest Winning and Losing Streaks

Gold is up 5% so far in 2016, but historically this barely even scratches the surface. Here’s gold’s biggest streaks since it became freely traded in 1971. Read more

Three Major Reasons for Gold in 2016

We look at 3 major themes that may suggest it is worth owning gold in 2016, ranging from the end of two-term US presidential terms to the gold-to-oil ratio. Read more

Extraordinary Raw Materials in a Tesla Model S

The Model S has been lauded for its safety, range, and design. Equally impressive, however, are the raw materials that go into a Tesla Model S. Read more

Investors Buy Gold ETFs at Record Pace [Chart]

Investors bought gold ETFs at a record pace, with inflows of $7.9 billion – the highest in 8 years – in the month of February. Read more

Silver’s Biggest Winning and Losing Streaks

When silver wins, it wins big. Here’s silver’s biggest winning streaks (over 10% gains) as well as its worst losing streaks. Read more

Commodities: Gold and Zinc Crush it in Q1, Energy Gets Smoked

How did commodities do in Q1 of 2016? It’s a mixed bag – precious metals rocketed amid market volatility, while natural gas and uranium got pounded. Read more

The Energy and Mineral Riches of the Arctic

The Arctic is one of the last resource frontiers, and it is home to untapped amounts of resource wealth: oil, gas, and minerals. See how much could be there Read more