Supply disruption emanating out of the Ukraine provided the catalyst for a big spike in fertiliser prices. The first Australian potash producer Kalium Lakes (KLL) has debuted into a strong market. We look at the sector prospects and other ASX listed potash stocks.

Welcome to Stocks and Beers with Rich! This week Rich kicks off on the big picture and the global rally following US inflation data. Find out what it all means while he sips a new beer.

Recent news out of the US indicated that inflation may have peaked, with consumer prices in the US rising less than expectations. This highlights that although growth may be subdued for a time, it is by no means falling off a cliff.

UTRR mining analyst Peter Chilton looks at the changing face of the international and domestic gas markets, which has produced opportunities for investors in small cap gas developers.

Welcome to Stocks and Beers with Rich! This week Rich explains why Small Cap gas producers are poised to take advantage of the gas market, disrupting their bigger counterparts.

In the past few months EIGHT stocks we’ve recommended are in the process of, or have been taken over. Over one in five of the stocks we’ve tipped have been acquired in the past decade, which has resulted in big capital gains for subscribers. The trend has been accelerating. More to the point, any of the 15 stocks we cover in depth this week could be a takeover candidate.

Welcome back to Stocks and Beers with Rich! This week Rich explains the rocket propelling takeovers, which has happened to EIGHT of the stocks we cover in the past few months. He looks at the big picture and then drills down to stocks in the firing line.

Increasing costs will continue to be the focus in coming weeks when companies report their profits for the 12 months to 30 June. This week the Federal Reserve lifted its overnight rate by 0.75 percentage points, a rise for the second month in a row! This mirrors the RBA, which this month raised rates another 0.5 percentage points. What is missing is analysis of the fallout from this aggressive policy of monetary tightening.

I’ve just come back from a couple of weeks skiing and let me tell you, it’s like investing. Every turn you make you have to adjust. You have to trust your body to keep up with your skis. In the same way, the markets are particularly skittish right now and you have to trust your instincts. Invest small and invest often

The oil price has been volatile but in the long-term, prices will be driven by a lack of supply due to changes in the global energy mix while the world leans toward clean renewables and away from fossil fuels. This is why despite fears of slowing global growth the oil and gas prices remain historically high.