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 [...]
November 19, 2009 · 2 comments
in Canadian, Canadian economy, S&P/TSX, TSX, commodities, energy, indexes, investing, metals, mining, resources, stock exchanges
If you’d like to make your own Canadian commodities ETF, or be more selective than iShares ETFs like XMA (Materials), then choose your stocks from this list of all the energy and materials stocks currently composing just over one third of the S&P/TSX 60, Canada’s large-cap index.
If you’re looking for Canada’s largest gold companies, Canada’s [...]
For the penny stock lover, there is lots to choose from in the Canadian gold mining sector – to say nothing of other metals explorers. When gold season hits, many of us like to reconsider our gold weightings and rebalance for the future. Here are a few Canadian gold stocks that *were* penny stocks just [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
