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Ethics Help Businesses to Smoothly Advance Society and in the Cannabis Space are Rapidly Moving Beyond Illegality SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mentor Capital, Inc. (OTC Markets: MNTR) is pleased to be on the cover in the “In Defense of Business Ethics” Fall 2014 edition of Management Today. Mentor CEO and article author, Chet Billingsley…

300,000 Shares to be Repurchased with 5% of Cash and Cash-like Assets SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mentor Capital, Inc. (OTC Markets: MNTR) is initiating the repurchase of 300,000 shares of its currently outstanding common stock. The repurchase will be funded by the commitment of approximately 5% of the company’s cash and cash-like current assets which are specifically identified and…

Start-up Cash for Marijuana Focused Fund Provided through Mentor Subsidiary, Nevada Cannabis Ventures SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mentor Capital, Inc. (OTC Markets: MNTR) announced that it has provided seed funding to help launch an independently managed cannabis focused fund based in Nevada. The fund anticipates making marijuana related …

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mentor Capital, Inc. (OTCMKTS:MNTR) reports that its proprietary Cancer Immunotherapy Index appreciated 97.4% during 2013. The equally weighted Cancer Immunotherapy Index is regularly benchmarked against the appreciation of the average of the NASDAQ, S&P, and NYSE Biotech Indices. For the same 2013 annual period the biotech…

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mentor Capital, Inc. (Pink Sheets:MNTR) reports that its proprietary Cancer Immunotherapy Index appreciated 101.7% during the first three quarters of 2013. The equally weighted Cancer Immunotherapy Index is regularly benchmarked against the appreciation of the average of the NASDAQ, S&P, and NYSE Biotech Indices. For the same…

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mentor Capital, Inc. (OTC Markets: MNTR) announced that it has initiated investment in the Medical Marijuana market. “The ‘munchies’ are a godsend to cancer sufferers who just stop eating food that tastes like wood and leaves them nauseous,” explains Mentor CEO, Chester Billingsley. “In the days of clans and caves, elders…

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mentor Capital, Inc. (OTCMKTS:MNTR) has deposited funds with its broker to complete the final tranche of its multi-year stock repurchase program. In 2008, Mentor Capital, Inc. committed to the repurchase of 12.5% of its then outstanding common stock and is positioned to wrap-up that stock buy-back now. The purpose of…

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mentor Capital, Inc. (Pink Sheets:MNTR) reports that its proprietary Cancer Immunotherapy Index appreciated 30.6% during the first half of 2013. The equally weighted Cancer Immunotherapy Index is regularly benchmarked against the appreciation of the average of the NASDAQ, S&P, and NYSE Biotech Indices. For the first half the…

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mentor Capital, Inc. (Pink Sheets:MNTR) reports that for 2013 it has added Galena Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:GALE), NewLink Genetics Corporation (NASDAQ:NLNK), Vical Incorporated (NASDAQ:VICL) and Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE MKT:INO) to its proprietary Cancer Immunotherapy Index. The four firms and others in the Index…

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mentor Capital, Inc. (Pink Sheets:MNTR) reports that its proprietary Cancer Immunotherapy Index declined (-10.9%) during 2012. The equally weighted Cancer Immunotherapy Index is regularly benchmarked against the appreciation of the average of the NASDAQ, S&P, and NYSE Biotech Indices. For 2012 the biotech indices averaged a 32.7%…