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12 Australian Gold Stocks You Don’t Know Yet

June 12, 2012

in 2012, 2013, 2014, ADRs, Australia, G20, GoldMoney, commodities, diversification, foreign investment, gold, international stock market, metals, mining, penny stocks, precious metals, stock picks, wealth protection

Because you’ve already heard of BHP Billiton, here’s a compendium of 12 of the more important gold producers in Australia right now in 2012.  (Many previous companies have been bought up and/or merged with larger, existing companies, so past data is not as accurate).  And you know it’s time to buy gold.  So, I’ve done [...]

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Top Picks for Australian Mining Companies

June 10, 2012

in 2012, ADRs, Australia, BRIC, China, G20, commodities, diamonds, exports, foreign investment, gold, metals, mining, oil, rare metals, resources, stock picks, uranium

If you want to be poised for the next wave of genuine global growth (i.e., growth based on purchase orders, housing starts and other construction, etc.), you really need to be invested in resources.
Since China might still be too risky a play for many of you, and since I’ve already written quite a bit about [...]

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10 Reasons To Buy Gold in 2012

May 31, 2012

in 2012, Africa, GoldMoney, Jim Rogers, May, US debt, US economy, USD, bubble, bull market, commodities, gold, hyperinflation, indicators, market timing, metals, mining, precious metals, predictions, rare metals, resources, seasonal investing, silver

It’s a great time to buy gold.  It’s always a good time to buy gold, of course, but right now you get a little bit of a dip.  Gold is off 17% from highs it saw last August 2011.  Right now it sits at just $1572 an ounce.
If you’re looking to do something a bit [...]

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Why Gold Is Dropping In Face of Greek Default

September 26, 2011

in Federal Reserve, Greece, September, banks, central banks, commodities, debt, economy, europe, foreign investment, gold, international economy, market reports, metals, news and updates, precious metals, sovereign debt

Over the past 24 hours, the price of gold has plunged as much as $104/ounce, or 10%, ahead of what looks to be an imminent Greek debt default.  In fact, the past three days have seen the largest consecutive drop in gold prices in 28 years!  The question is why, you might ask.  Debt problems [...]

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What Happened To Hinterland Metals Shares

June 30, 2011

in Canadian, M&A, commodities, gold, metals, mining, news and updates, precious metals

About three years ago now, right before the big August-September 2008 crash, I had bought some shares of Hinterland Metals, which I later regretted and explained why it became one of the stocks I wish I hadn’t bought.
If you had also bought Hinterland Metals, and you’ve checked into your brokerage account in the last week, [...]

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The New Global X FTSE Andean 40 ETF

March 9, 2011 · 2 comments

in ADRs, ETF(s), FTSE, Latin America, commodities, diversification, emerging markets, energy, foreign investment, frontier markets, gold, international economy, international stock market, metals, mining, portfolio, rare metals, sectors

The Global X Funds Andean 40 ETF was launched barely a month ago and isn’t high yet on many analyst radars (volume is also still low).  The Andean 40 (AND) is worth examining for your portfolio because Peru, Chile and Colombia are some of the fastest growing economies in South America, whereas by now everyone [...]

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Canadian Uranium Stocks

February 13, 2011 · 1 comment

in Canadian, S&P/TSX, TSX, commodities, energy, exports, investing, metals, mining, resources, stocks, unconventional energy, uranium

Canadian uranium stocks run the gamut from junior uranium start ups to senior uranium dividend-payers.  In a previous post I wrote about the largest Canadian uranium stocks by market capitalization (that was back in September 2009).  It’s worth an update now, because Canada’s uranium stocks have grown quite significantly since then.
List of Canadian energy and [...]

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