Yesterday I opined on investing in wood or pellet stoves. I thought it through. The average Joe who can't afford to pay his fuel oil/gas/propane bill can't afford even a low end stove with installation. That idea is nixed.
Compass Minerals: I have owned it in the past . They make most of their money on road salt in the Midwest. Accuweather and Weatherbell are predicting a La Nina induced cold snowy winter in the Northern Plains. The fertilizer angle (evaporated brine sulfate of potash) should do well if natural gas stays high. Finally, cheap, battery grade lithium production (again, evaporated brine) in the future could be lucrative. CMP was down 4% this AM for no reason I could find. I bought some
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