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Newmont Goldcorp: Assessing The Outlook For This Gold Stock
Gold has proven an extremely popular investment over time. Investors are drawn to its “safe haven” status, meaning it tends to outperform equities in harsher economic times, and during other times of market volatility. This can be accomplished via investing directly in gold, either physically or through an exchange-traded fund like the GLD. It can […]
Gold To Silver Ratio Drops As Silver Gains In Value
One of the most reliable indicators to buy silver is looking at the gold to silver ratio over time. This means dividing the spot price of gold by the spot price of silver. The rule relies on the assumption that there is more or less a fixed amount of gold and silver on the planet. So their […]
Osisko Gold Royalties: Set To Prosper From Gold Appreciation
Osisko Gold Royalties (NYSE: OR) is one of the smaller gold royalty and streaming companies, and it is quite well-positioned for a bull price appreciation in gold. Importantly, it’s also reasonably well-protected from a potential bear market in gold compared to many gold miners. Gold royalty and streaming companies don’t operate mines themselves, and instead they […]
Kinder Morgan: A Recession-Resistant High-Yielder At Low Prices
Kinder Morgan Incorporated (NYSE: KMI) has a long and controversial history among dividend investors. They cut their dividend a few years ago, but have since recapitalized the company into a much more reliable platform for dividend growth going forward. After the late-2018 sell-off, I’m certainly a buyer of Kinder Morgan at today’s prices. Dedicating a portion of […]
Gold Fundamentals Improving But Not Bullish Yet
The following post was originally published on TheDailyGold.com Recent market and economic developments are positive for Gold and precious metals but conditions are not bullish yet. Bullish conditions and bullish fundamentals would be highlighted by a shift in Fed policy. They aren’t shifting yet. They are slowing, which precedes a shift. From a market standpoint, we […]
5 Things That Precede Major Bottoms In Gold
The following post was originally published on TheDailyGold.com The recent weakness in Gold and gold mining stocks is not over. In fact, we are worried about another leg down getting underway. Long-term oriented investors and speculators should be aware of the near term trends but they should also be aware of the conditions that will lead […]
Franco-Nevada: A Great Portfolio Hedge Going Forward
Exposure to gold serves as a hedge against volatility in a diversified portfolio, and Franco-Nevada Corporation (ticker: FNV) offers investors one of the safest ways to get that exposure. Gold vs Bonds for Portfolio Protection Gold and bonds often compete for the same slot in a portfolio. Traditional portfolios have much larger exposure to bonds, […]
Occidental Petroleum Could Return 10% Per Year From Today’s Starting Point
Peter Lynch is one of the best professional portfolio managers of all time. During his tenure as portfolio manager of the Fidelity Magellan Fund between 1977 and 1990, his fund generated annual returns of 29.2%. To put this into perspective, a 29.2% annual return over 13 years would have turned a $10,000 investment into nearly […]
6 Concrete Reasons Why Smart Investors Own Gold
Gold has always been a smart, long term investment for investors. It hasn’t been until the housing bubble crushed the stock market and volatility started to become a daily occurrence when owning gold has become a common thing. But smart investors own gold. And for good reason. In fact, in this post, I highlight 6 […]
Gold & Gold Stocks Approaching Resistance
The following post was originally published on TheDailyGold.com Gold and gold stocks have enjoyed an excellent rebound since their December lows. Over the past six weeks, Gold rebounded from a low of $1238 all the way to $1365 in recent days. The miners meanwhile rebounded nearly 18% (GDX) and 21% (GDXJ). However, these markets are approaching […]
