Diversified resource and mining companies might nominally mine for a single metal, but in the process will also unearth other base and rare metals. Other metals producers, like BHP Billiton, actively mine for a variety of base and precious metals.
The following list covers the top 8 diversified resource mining companies around the world. I also [...]
This is a list, for resource purposes, of the world’s top gold producers by size (market capitalization). For consistency and ease of comparison, I have listed them according to their NYSE ADR tickers and values, in order of their market cap. All values in USD.
Note that I have limited the list to producers more or [...]
With the growing concern over the future of the US dollar, and global inflation more generally, owning physical gold and silver is a wise insurance move. Owning gold stocks can be part of that strategy, as they soared during times like the Great Depression. Here’s a quick compilation of some basic starting points for those [...]
Many years ago I read a little book by Cemil Otar here in Canada called something like Your Guide to Commission-Free Investing. It was a self-published book and looked it. I think I picked it up in the Chapters Books that used to be near Bay and Bloor in Toronto. Lucky me [...]
If you invest in foreign securities or other foreign investments, how do you do it?
Up to this point I’m most familiar with ADRs (American Depository Receipts). This seems to be the most direct way for a North American to invest in foreign stock. Are there others?
Let’s say I have EU citizenship. Can I open a [...]
