With More Of The Planet Becoming ‘War-Fighting Ready’ Is Now The Time For Investors To Get Familiar With The Periodic Table?

So many times I hear the question “What would you tell your younger self?” with the benchmark being set at approximately 13-years-old.

It’s a tough question as that benchmark usually corresponds with emotional turbulence, rebellion against structure and being miserable.

I do have the answer though. I would not sneak into my brother’s bedroom, find his diary and then correct the spelling mistakes with red pen; and I wouldn’t bunk off chemistry to go to a peripatetic trombone lesson and instead pay more attention to the compounds rather than the quavers.

This past year I’ve been introduced to the lesser-known elements on the periodic table as the transition to a more sophisticated battery-operated economy and more aggressive defence sector defines the established and junior mining space.