We begin with a famous quote from Warren Buffet “We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful”. Recently, Mr. Buffet confirmed that he has been a buyer of equities during the current period of weakness. Another famous quote from Baron Rothschild “Buy When There… Continue reading Its Time to Start Getting Real – The Financial World Will Not Collapse
Author: Larry Cyna
Mr. Cyna is an accomplished investor in the Canadian public markets for over 20 years, and has managed significant portfolios. He is a financing specialist for private and public companies, and has expertise in real estate and debt obligations. He has assisted private companies accessing the public markets, has been a founding director of public companies and continues as a strategic consultant to selected clientele.
He is and has been a director, a senior officer and on the Advisory Board of a number of TSX and TSXV public companies in the mining, resource, technology and telecommunications sectors, and the Founding Director of two CPC’s with qualifying transactions in mining and minerals. He was an honorary director of the Rotman School of Management MBA IMC program, has completed the Canadian Securities Institute Canadian Securities Course & Institute Conduct and Practices Handbook Course, was a former Manager under contract to an Investment Manager at BMO Nesbitt Burns, a roster mediator under the Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program, Toronto, a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors of Ontario, a member of the Upper Canada Dispute Resolution Group, and the Ontario Bar Association, Alternate Dispute Resolution section.
He obtained his designation as a Chartered Accountant in Ontario in 1971 and was the recipient of the Founder’s Prize for academic achievement together with a cash reward. He became a CPA in the State of Illinois, USA in 1999 under IQEX with a grade of 92%. He is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
He holds certificates in Advanced ADR & in Civil Justice in Ontario, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, certificate in Dispute Resolution from the Ontario Institute of Chartered Accountants. Previous accomplishments are Manager of Cymor Risk Consultants LP specializing in Risk Management Assessment; CEO of Cyna & Associates specializing in mediation and ADR; Founder & Senior Partner of Cyna & Co, Chartered Accountants, a fully licensed and accredited public accountancy firm with international affiliations; and was a partner in a large public accountancy firm.
Mr. Cyna is well known in the Canadian Investing community. He is invited to, and attends presentations given by public companies usually 3 or 4 times each week. These presentations are intended by the various hosting companies to present their inside story to sophisticated parties and Investment Managers for the purpose of attracting funding, or of making parties more interested in acquiring shares of those companies. Being a part of this keeps Mr. Cyna deeply involved in the current market and leads to numerous investment opportunities.
The Year of Money – The Tide is Turning – Even Chinese Numerology Agrees
An Overview of Current Markets As fear of debt crises, and fear of currency crises, dominate the news, this is combined with a month (September) that is the worst month of the year historically for stock markets. Another factor is the seeming paralysis in the USA, which not surprisingly is remarkably similar to the paralysis… Continue reading The Year of Money – The Tide is Turning – Even Chinese Numerology Agrees
Some Stock Picks – a Recent Interview With SmallCapPower Part 3 of 3
In the first segment of this interview, the subject was “Gold, The Great Gamble”. In the 2nd segment, we discussed what type of stocks to pick and why. In this last segment, we give specific stock picks. SmallCapPower.com: Do you prefer producers, near-term producers or pure exploration plays? Cyna: Number one choice is near-term producers.… Continue reading Some Stock Picks – a Recent Interview With SmallCapPower Part 3 of 3
Why Pick Resource Stocks – a Recent Interview With SmallCapPower Part 2 of 3
In the first segment of this interview, the subject was “Gold, The Great Gamble”. In this segment, we discuss what type of stocks to pick and why. In the next and last segment, we give specific stock picks. SmallCapPower.com: Gentlemen, your fund specializes in small-cap resource stocks. Why do you focus on that segment of… Continue reading Why Pick Resource Stocks – a Recent Interview With SmallCapPower Part 2 of 3
Gold, The Great Gamble – a Recent Interview With SmallCapPower Part I of 3
On October 14, 2011 SmallCapPower published an interview with us as to whether to invest in gold. Part I of that interview follows. Cymor Strategic Growth Funds CEO Larry Cyna, and Special Advisor David Toles offer practical advice on playing the small-cap space, replete with some small-cap names to get you started (Part 3 of… Continue reading Gold, The Great Gamble – a Recent Interview With SmallCapPower Part I of 3
How to Determine What is SAFE to Invest in.
We often get questions about ‘safety’ in investing. As we have stated before, the word ‘safe’ is a misnomer when one is talking about the stock market. We need only repeat some recent blogs to illustrate the point. First, major meltdowns occur with such regularity that they are the norm rather than the unusual. Meltdowns… Continue reading How to Determine What is SAFE to Invest in.
The Time to Buy Gold is Not Now. Protect Your Capital at All Times – Part III
In parts I & II of this blog, we discussed the debt crisis in Europe, the historical effect of similar crises in the past, and the probable effect this time. In this final installment, we look at other obvious disturbing signs that are being ignored in the discussions, and we arrive at our conclusion. Looking… Continue reading The Time to Buy Gold is Not Now. Protect Your Capital at All Times – Part III
Is it the Time to Buy Gold, Not Yet – Part II
In the previous blog, we had both a historical perspective on the effect of a nation’s debt default, and some perspective on the effect if a country defaults. Now we look at Europe’s difficulties. The European Debt Crisis I agree that Europe has troubles. If you travel through the southern European countries, you see lots… Continue reading Is it the Time to Buy Gold, Not Yet – Part II
Gold has Fallen in Price. But It Isn’t Time to Buy
Investing in Anything Investing is a bit of a crap shoot at any time, because our fate is never determined by ourselves. The issue is always what “risk” there is. Risk is always the determining factor. When you invest in something, the final determination of whether to make that investment, is the amount of risk… Continue reading Gold has Fallen in Price. But It Isn’t Time to Buy
The Experts are Not so Expert. Trust Your Instinct Instead. Research Verifies the Absence of Experts.
Who Are the Experts? It is a basic human need to seek comfort in the advice of those that ‘know better’ – someone more knowledgeable. To this end, people are always seeking the advice of experts on every field. This human need has spawned countless experts anxious to pontificate on financial matters. I have remarked… Continue reading The Experts are Not so Expert. Trust Your Instinct Instead. Research Verifies the Absence of Experts.