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March 8, 2010 · 6 comments
in Canadian, Canadian dollar, Canadian economy, S&P/TSX, TSX, US debt, US dollar, US economy, commodities, currencies, depression, diversification, economy, energy, financial planning, foreign investment, forex, gold, hedging, international economy, international stock market, investing, mining, oil, precious metals, preparedness, recession, stock picks, wealth protection
With the US dollar increasingly perceived to be walking on shakier ground, and no significant signs in sight that the US will be able to pay off its debts without radical quantitative easing (i.e., effective devaluation of the dollar); continued unemployment levels near 10% and no short-term fix in the ongoing housing slump (more foreclosures [...]
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December 29, 2009 · 6 comments
in GoldMoney, US dollar, commodities, gold, hedging, international stock market, investing, market trends, metals, mining, precious metals, stocks, wealth protection
As I write this in late December 2009, gold sits at “only”! $1104/oz., when just about two weeks ago it was at its all-time secular high north of $1200. Many correctly called what seemed to be, at least in the short-term, a “gold bubble.”
But I don’t think it’s wise to write gold off completely. Gold [...]
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November 27, 2009 · 8 comments
in US Treasury, US dollar, central banks, commodities, currencies, foreign investment, forex, gold, hyperinflation, inflation, international economy, mining, precious metals, resources, wealth protection, world reserve currency
A gold tsunami is at our doorstep. It’s not about a bubble, trade or even a wall of fear. It might be partly some of each of those things, but that’s because it’s much, much bigger than each of those things. And I’m no gold bug – nor do I keep a cabin hideaway full [...]
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November 25, 2009 · 0 comments
in Canadian, TSX, commodities, metals, mining, precious metals, silver, stocks
There are not many large-cap or mid-cap mining companies that expressly focus on silver production alone. Much silver production comes about as a byproduct of gold mining. Thus it is likely that even strictly pure-gold producers will come up with some trace amounts of silver, too.
This post lists the large-cap Canadian companies that either declare [...]
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November 18, 2009 · 2 comments
in ETF(s), commodities, infrastructure, investing, precious metals
Platinum may be a precious metal, but it has more industrial uses than gold (the chief use being the metal used for catalytic converters in cars). For that reason, and because it is traded less than gold, platinum costs more per ounce.
So if you want to make a hybrid infrastructure/precious metals play, platinum might be [...]
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October 19, 2009 · 18 comments
in commodities, emergencies, financial planning, gold, money decisions, organization, precious metals, wealth protection
You might have some places around the house where you keep some extra cash “just in case,” but these places may not work equally well for storing and hiding your gold. Besides, there may be good reasons for not storing your gold in just the same place you store your cash. “Don’t keep all your [...]
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October 13, 2009 · 0 comments
in ADRs, commodities, foreign investment, gold, international stock market, mining, precious metals, resources, stocks
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 [...]
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