Most analysts agree that a well-balanced portfolio should allot a certain amount, somewhere between 5-15%, to gold, depending on your outlook for the economy in the near, mid, and long-term future. One decision you need to make is how to allocate this portion amongst the several options for owning gold. You can invest in the [...]
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Bolivia is probably more well known for its lithium deposits than Canada is, but there’s still a lot of lithium potential in the northern hemisphere, as well. Whether you’re a metals speculator or penny stock fan, there’s lots of choice in Canada, especially in Quebec. Here’s a selection of a few companies to get you [...]
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The Canadian dollar (CAD) is a commodity currency, for better or for worse. This means that global traders view its worth in terms of the commodities produced within the Canadian economy: gold, timber, silver, nickel, potash, wheat, natural gas and, of course, oil.
By far the most strong correlation with the value of the Canadian [...]
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With gold prices breaking through $1000/ounce (Sept. 2009), US dollar weakness and continued upside pressure on gold with the recent announcement by Barrick of the removal of its gold hedging books (a very bullish and self-assured call on gold), you might like to take a fresh look at some Canadian gold stocks. For some analysts, [...]
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When you think about multinational companies, Canada probably isn’t the first country that comes to mind. Instead, we think of McDonald’s, Wal-Mart, Altria (Philip Morris) – the usual suspects riding the scapegoat of globalization. But in fact Canada has its multinationals, too – you might not see them on the average “most wanted” list, but [...]
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They say hindsight is 20/20, and if this is true at all it is certainly true when it comes to the past performance of your investments. Looking back on how well your stocks or funds have done, you can pick the dogs out with perfect clarity. Here are a few of my own. I’m amazed [...]
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In a report published Monday, September 7, 2009, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development acknowledged that the U.S. dollar must be replaced as the world’s reserve currency.
According to this article by Stephen Webster, Heiner Flassbeck, director of the conference, said that the changes currently demanded by the world’s financial systems “rival the scope [...]
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