Investments – all types
Gold bars in a vaults Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX) and Randgold (NASDAQ:GOLD) merged at the beginning of 2019 to form Barrick (NYSE:GOLD,TSX:ABX). The new company has a combined 78 million ounces of proven and probable gold reserves together with ownership …
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2018 was a difficult year for investors. In this blog post I will highlight returns on three major investments: The US dollar index futures S&P 500 index futures Gold futures contract The US Index futures provided the best return …
According to the World Gold Council (WGC), the strength of the US dollar has been the main driver of gold’s performance this year. Also both the ECB and the BOJ have delayed interest rate hikes. This has caused interest …
Today the following charts are reviewed for week ending April 27, 2018: Weekly gold futures chart – (GC) Weekly US Dollar Index futures chart – (DX) Daily Gold ETF chart – (GLD) Weekly Gold Miners Vaneck ETF – (GDX) …
Futures trading/hedging is a zero sum game. Whenever a group or trader makes money, someone or some group has lost an equivalent amount of money. The COT report shows three main trading groups: Commercials – these are the hedgers/producers Large …
Photo: Canstock An investment in gold saw a return of 12.44% for 2017. Both the S&P 500 SPDR and DJ Industrial SPDR gave investors a return of 20.61% and 27.15% respectively for 2017. Fixed income investments provided meager returns for …
Photo – Can Stock There are several ways to invest in gold: Gold coins or bullion ETFs Options to purchase gold mining company shares Royalty gold companies Royalty gold companies provide financing to mine operators for the development and construction …
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Photo: Can Stock Mining companies are classified into two categories: juniors and majors. Majors are large companies that mine and sell the deposits (gold) while juniors search for deposits. Once the deposits are found, juniors usually partner or sell out …
Is there Gold in Junior Gold Miners for investors? Read more »
Photo: Can Stock The Sprott Physical Gold Trust (“The Trust”) ticker symbol: PHYS (NYSE Arca) is a closed-end mutual fund trust registered in Canada. The Trust invests in long-term holdings of unencumbered, fully allocated, physical gold bullion. It does not make …
Sprott Physical Gold Trust – own paper or physical gold Read more »