One of the richest men in the world is mega tycoon and investor Warren Buffett. Over the years there have been countless books, magazine articles and so forth written about his skills as an investor. The blog article we’ve put together today is called from those books and articles and we believe is stuffed full of excellent investment advice. (We use it all the time, truth be told.) We’d love to say that these are our ideas but will just as gladly give them to you without taking credit as long as they help you to become a smarter investor. Enjoy.…

I wouldn’t call myself an avid traveler, rather more of an aspiring one.  I live within the United States of America and I find myself traveling within my own country more often than not.  Though occasionally, both time and expense permitting,  I like to visit other countries.  There is a certain appeal to visiting countries other than your own, you can experience cultures and nuances that you didn’t even know existed.  I’ve found the most interesting of cultures to be outside of my own continent, when I visited Europe for a two week stay.  This has been one of the most rewarding and fulfilling experiences of my life. …

Here’s an interesting piece of news; Nevada Copper Corp has recently decided to invest in 46 million common shares in Mercator Minerals Ltd. On top of the shares they already have that comprise 37.4% of the company, this means they now officially hold 43.1% of Mercator Minerals Ltd. And yet if you look at Mercator Minerals Ltd stock, they’ve hit a record low. They’ve more than halved in value from less than a year ago, and are a fifth of what they were in early 2011. This in turn is only a third of the point they were in in 2008, meaning their shares are now worth about one fifteenth of what they were at the companies height.…