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Alexander Green: ‘Enormous Opportunity’ in Blue-Chip Gold Stocks
by Alexander Green, Investment U Chief Investment Strategist
Monday, March 25, 2013: Issue #1997
For the last two years, I’ve been encouraging investors to reduce their gold holdings. But today we have an enormous opportunity developing in blue-chip gold mining shares. And there is one easy way to play it.
Let me begin by detailing a few of the many reasons to have gold in your portfolio. There are seven key reasons that “the barbarous relic” has long been sought after as a store of value:
1. Unlike wheat, corn or rice, it is durable.
2. Unlike artwork, it is divisible.
3. Unlike lead or copper, it is convenient.
4. Unlike real estate, it is consistent.
5. Unlike paper, it possesses value in itself.
6. Unlike aluminum or copper, the supply is greatly limited.
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by Mike Kapsch, Investment U Research
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Don’t look now but gold stocks are cheap, really cheap.
Just take a look at this chart:
(*Proven gold reserves calculated with gold price at $1,655/oz.)
Today, a number of major gold miners trade for even less than the actual amount of gold they have on hand. That excludes probable reserves.
It also leaves out any other mineral reserves these companies have. For instance, Goldcorp produces silver, copper, lead and zinc – in addition to gold. Meanwhile, Yamana also mines silver, copper, zinc and molybdenum.
The bottom line: Right now could be one of the best buying opportunities you’ll ever find for some of the world’s biggest gold miners.
In fact, as The Wall Street Journal reports, “The price of an ounce of gold today would buy more stock in gold-mining companies than at any point in a quarter century.”
But what has kept gold stock valuations so low? And what makes gold stocks a worthy investment to consider today?
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by Steve McDonald, Investment U Research
Monday, September 24, 2012
This Week: Apple Does It Again, But… Stocks Aren’t Addicted to QE… and the SITFA (Slap in the Face Award)
Well, it should come as no surprise to anyone who watches this segment that Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) blew through $700 last week. I was talking about it when it crossed $600 back in July.
But the real news here is that almost no one predicted the amount of demand for the new iPhone. They were selling 25,000 a minute as of last Wednesday.
25,000 a minute!
Alright, this is where reality comes into play…
Most investors who are buying AAPL now are doing so in the hope that they will see a double or some really big number based on the new iPhone. That’s what the hype is saying. But as I said last August, buy on the rumor; sell on the news.
There will be no $1,000 AAPL on this announcement, and forget about $1,200. Someday maybe, but not in the short term.
The fact is that you have a much better chance of seeing bigger returns from beaten-up Seagate Technology (Nasdaq: STX) according to a Barron’s article last week.
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by Mike Kapsch, Investment U Research
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
I know, you’ve probably heard it a thousand times by now…
Investing in gold 10 years ago would’ve been one of the greatest decisions you could’ve ever made.
And it’s true.
Since August 2002, gold prices have exploded as much as 418%.
However, momentum has certainly slowed.
Over the last two years, gold prices have climbed 35%. Per year, that’s almost 7% slower than its average growth rate over the last decade. Still not horrible.
But the slowing growth has been tragic for gold mining companies
If you had simply invested in the two largest gold producing companies – Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX) and Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE: NEM) – over the last two years, you’d actually be down by an average of 20%.
To continue reading, please click here...The Three Best Gold Stocks for 2012
by Luke Burgess, Investment U Research
Tuesday, March 6, 2012: Issue #1723
The gold mining industry is watching its production costs surge amid rising energy prices, inflation and increasing labor costs.
In 2012, Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX), the world’s largest primary gold producer, says its total cash operating cost could increase 13% to 22%. Meanwhile, Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM), another key gold stock, expects to see a 6%-to-14% rise in costs applicable to gold sales.
The industry is hoping that rising gold prices will buoy the hike in production costs. An annual survey of industry predictions by the London Bullion Market Association forecasts gold could top $2,000 an ounce this year.
The outlook – made by 26 leading precious metals analysts from the world’s largest bullion-dealing banks and trading houses – underscores bullish speculation of gold prices in the broader market.
All but two forecasters predicted that gold would surpass $1,900 an ounce this year, while 73% of those surveyed believe gold will top $2,000 an ounce.
Even though the expectations for gold prices are high, many of the larger gold mining stocks – including Barrick and Newmont – aren’t taking steps to significantly increase output in 2012. That’s partially because the gold industry has already ramped-up overall output over the past few quarters, and could be currently operating at near capacity.
Global gold production increased nearly 4% last year, reaching an all-time high. According to the World Gold Council, miners pulled 2,810 tonnes of gold from the ground last year – that’s nearly 100 million ounces, worth over $170 billion at current prices.
To continue reading, please click here...A Bear Market in Trust: Good for Gold Stocks
by David Fessler, Investment U Senior Analyst
Monday, December 5, 2011
The world markets held their collective breaths over the political spectacle regarding raising the U.S. debt ceiling. Ultimately, a half-baked plan that essentially kicks most of the cans down the road emerged.
Our trust that politicians would come up with something productive went out the window. As a result, the credit rating of the U.S. Government was lowered. In response, central banks around the world stepped up their purchases of gold.
Trust is still the issue. Now it’s the European financial crisis that’s in the cross-hairs. That will keep a floor under gold prices through 2012, and we could even see the metal breach the $2,000 an ounce mark. Once that happens, the bull-run in gold will likely take off like a rocket.
You could play this rise in gold by buying physical bullion, but not everyone’s comfortable with having tens of thousands of dollars of gold coins or bars at home or even in a safety deposit box.
A better bet is a proxy for the metal itself. The easiest way to do that is via the popular SPDR Gold Trust ETF (NYSE: GLD). It holds the physical metal in a large underground vault in London. Shares are issued and are priced at roughly 10 percent of the current price of the metal.
The investment objective of GLD is to mirror the price of the physical metal. The custodian of the trust and the holder of the gold is HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
The Best Way to Play the Gold Boom: Gold Mining Stocks
While GLD rose 23 percent in the last year, many gold mining stocks underperformed the metal.
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by Justin Dove, Investment U Executive Editor
Monday, September 5, 2011
Since its inception in 2004, the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD) has attracted many average investors who want to capitalize on gold appreciation. It’s a great way to invest in gold at a cheaper rate and with no storage costs.
But one thing many people don’t know is that SPDR Gold Trust and other precious metals ETFs are taxed as collectibles. This can lead to a tax rate as high as 28 percent.
That’s one reason some investors look to mining companies. They hope to take advantage of increased margins for the miners and only get taxed the normal capital gains rate of 15 percent. There’s just one problem…
Through this most recent run-up in gold… gold mining stocks aren’t reaping the benefits yet.
One of the largest miners, Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE: NEM), is having an awfully hard time keeping up with the SPDR Gold Trust:
And when mining companies do start earning more, there are large costs to mining that will temper the large profits.
Alternatives to Miners and Traditional ETFs
There are two investments that offer the best of both worlds in terms of capitalizing on gold appreciation and avoiding the higher tax rates:
To continue reading, please click here...Buying Gold? Better Keep An Eye on India’s Weather
by David Fessler, Investment U Senior Analyst
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
With investors flocking to the barbarous relic, the $64,000 question is: Is gold in a bubble or can it go higher? What really affects its price? Who’s doing all the buying? How’s it being purchased? And, are gold stocks still a “Buy?”
Investors contemplating an investment in gold at this point really need to understand the answers to all of those questions before making a purchasing decision.
Let’s turn to the World Gold Council (WGC) for some answers. It just released its latest quarterly report, and the Council reveals some startling information once you dig in… especially how India’s weather affects global demand for the metal.
How Are Investors Buying Gold?
According to the WGC, here’s the breakdown of the second quarter 2011 (year-over-year) global demand growth for gold:
As you can see from the above numbers, investors are flocking to physical metal and away from ETFs. They want to hide it under the mattress or bury it in the backyard.
The growth in coin sales in the third quarter seems to have reversed itself from the second quarter. The WGC reports strong demand (up 13 percent) for bars so far in the third quarter.
Gold Mining Stocks… Mostly Ho-Hum Over the Last Year
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by Justin Dove, Investment U Executive Editor
Friday, August 12, 2011
It appears large-cap mining stocks haven’t quite caught up to the 2011 gold rush.
Stocks of companies like Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE: NEM), Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX) and Goldcorp Inc. (NYSE: GG) seem to be correlating with the S&P 500 just as much as they are with the price of gold. Even with margin requirements lowering gold from its record highs, the increased margins for these companies should push them higher.
Some could view this table and argue that gold mining stocks have little correlation to gold, and therefore aren’t good investments to track gold. While the table does show that they haven’t tracked gold very well this year, there’ll have to be a period of catch-up.
With gold prices so outlandish, the margins for these companies will be greatly increased over the next quarter. The question is, can gold margins remain this high?
Gold Prices Experiencing Parabolic Seizures
There’s a ton of news reporting that gold prices are going parabolic. It almost sounds like some sort of seizure.
But if you can, think back to algebra class. That big hump-shaped graph for the quadratic formula was called a parabola.
And what these technical analysts are saying is that gold’s price is increasing rapidly. Eventually, the graph will look like the hump of a camel. What we don’t know is where the peak will finally flatten out and when the prices will come back to earth.
To continue reading, please click here...Should You Start Hoarding Gold and Silver Right Now?
by Carl Delfeld, Investment U Senior Analyst
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Over the past decade, gold has trounced stocks across the board.
No big secret there, of course.
But the margin of the beating might surprise you…
Let’s get one thing straight, though: Despite the fact that gold prices recently broke through the $1,400 per ounce barrier and the mainstream media keeps referring to “all-time highs,” this is off the mark. Adjusted for inflation, the real gold price record was set 30 years ago at $2,318 per ounce.
Nevertheless, the current scorn over paper currencies and their assorted woes is fueling the gold rally. However, two key questions remain:
The Case for Gold’s Mojo
Let’s deal with Question #1 first by considering the catalysts that could keep the price of gold surging…
So what if – like me – you think that gold prices will keep chugging higher? You have a couple of options…
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