By Thom Calandra www.babybulls,com VANCOUVER, Canada -- Ordinary folks go to investment shows to advertise their fears. Not to buy. That's what I call fup-the-duck. This holds for most shows in most market moods: up, down, euphoria, despair. Insecurity. Torrents of sweat for those who don't...

[caption id="attachment_556" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Dave Hodge and Joe Martin"][/caption] Hamburg, Zurich, Geneva, Munich, Vienna - A blur of meeting financial people, listening to presentations by Canadian junior exploration companies building relationships,  enjoying lunches...

Activity at Day 2 of the Munich Precious Metals and Commodities Investment Conference is again busy. The show has about 130 exhibitors and show organizer Jan Kneist says they have about 6000 attending the two day event. [caption id="attachment_534" align="alignright" width="150" caption="100...

[caption id="attachment_502" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Day 4 and the team is all smiles!"][/caption] There is something magical happening on the 2011 Zimtu Road Trip through several European cities. The trip started in Hamburg with ten companies presenting to investment bankers....