Jeff Rubin's Smaller World

Why is oil already so high?

We must find 20 million barrels per day of new production to keep up with current demand, says Jeff Rubin

Gwyn Morgan

Financial staying power gives China an edge

If Americans have been the world’s greatest consumers, the Chinese have been its greatest savers

David Rosenberg

David Rosenberg

Making a case for Canada and commodities

It's all about the shifts in the supply and demand curve

Reguly in Europe

Bonus threats don't scare British bankers

They have heard this many times before

BETH COMSTOCK

Adhocracy

Seeding change at GE

With patience, chief marketer's imagination takes root at storied company

Vox

Buffett's big rail bet: Goods must move

Burlington Northern is a company with a real, durable competitive advantage, a typical Buffett play, writes Fabrice Taylor

It takes a conservative to revive a community

Merchant guilds and craft guilds would restrict capitalist competition and advance an entrenched sense of community

Expert's Podium

Currency minters put shine on gold

Gold's allure comes down to scarcity in a world awash with government-minted cash, says David Rosenberg

The planet's lonely optimist

Matt Ridley makes the case that humans have been doing quite well - for the past 50,000 years at least

Taking Stock
Growth vs value: Who's right?

Markets are priced as if they're suffering from collective amnesia, says Brian Milner

Expert's Podium
Institutional wisdom for the individual investor

Four things you can take away from the philosophy and process used by Canada's investing gurus

Dan Richards
Portfolio Strategy
Latest horror flick: Attack of the Bond Market

This movie is part of the Nightmare on Bay Street series, and could scare investors who have poured cash into bond funds, writes Rob Carrick

A boy dressed as film character 'Freddy Krueger'.
Boyd Erman
Canadians need crash insurance of another kind

But regulators have made it extremely difficult to insure investors against market declines, says Boyd Erman

Boyd Erman
Media
Glenn Beck taps into the big business of paranoia

Meet the new star of the conservative media in the United States -- and his sprawling empire

Barrie McKenna
Vox
When interests collide, eyebrows tend to rise

A look into the world of the closed-end fund with Fabrice Taylor

Expert's Podium
Battle lines drawn over HST on fund fees

It's to the credit of our political leadership that it is doing the right thing, even if it might cost them votes, says Dan Richards