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Why Gold Stocks Failed (And Why I'm Still Holding On)
The Sovereign Society submits: By Eric Roseman Since the start of the credit crisis in August 2007, the XAU Gold & Silver Index of mostly large-cap mining stocks has tumbled 27%. In October alone - the worst month for investors in global stocks since August 1998 - the XAU...
Tags: Stock, Seeking Alpha, Sovereign Society, Investment, Finance, The Sovereign Society, Streettracks Gold Trust, Gold & Precious Metals
External links 2008-10-15
Apex Silver Mines Might Be a Promising Short Play Now
J. Christoph Amberger submits: Crashing commodities prices are not just putting hedge fund managers into a jam, they're also putting resource producers at risk. The price surge triggered by the commodities super-cycle had been a boon to large-scale miners in particular. Soaring prices for oil, nickel,...
Tags: Commodity, Seeking Alpha, J. Christoph Amberger, Investment, Financial Services, Finance, Gold & Precious Metals
External links 2008-10-17
Is Gold As a Safe Haven Just a Myth?
Isn’t gold supposed to be a haven in times of stress? you know, real money? What happened then? why didn’t gold skyrocket to $2000 oz.? if it isn’t going to go up when the world’s financial market is in meltdown, when is it going to go up? The answer deduced...
Tags: Safe, Myth, Seeking Alpha, Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance, Babak, Gold & Precious Metals
External links 2008-10-17
Analysts: New Yamana Gold Guidance 'More Realistic'
FP Trading Desk submits: Yamana Gold Inc. AUY slashed its production outlook at its analyst day in Toronto Wednesday. The company still plans to reach two million ounces in 2012, but it cut the guidance for each year leading up to that. According to analysts at Paradigm Capital and...
Tags: Guidance, Analyst, Seeking Alpha, FP Trading Desk, Investment, Finance, Gold & Precious Metals
External links 2008-10-17
Inmet Mining: Analysts Upgrade, at Lower Estimates
FP Trading Desk submits: Yet another effect of the messed up global markets is the increasing number of analysts cutting price targets dramatically, while upgrading to "buy," their recommendations on the very same stocks. The latest to get this treatment is Inmet Mining Inc. (IEMMF.PK), which was upgraded from...
Tags: Analyst, Seeking Alpha, FP Trading Desk, Investment, Finance, Gold & Precious Metals
External links 2008-10-17
Will Xstrata Make Another Bid for Lonmin?
Fat Prophets submits: Whilst walking away from a full bid for the world’s third-biggest platinum miner, Lonmin (LNMIY.PK), at this stage, Xstrata (XSRAF.PK) has simultaneously boosted its stake in the company to 25%, effectively blocking other bidders from gaining control of the company. We fully expect Xstrata to return,...
Tags: Bid, Seeking Alpha, Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance, Fat Prophets, Gold & Precious Metals
External links 2008-10-19
Gold Liquidity Play a Setup?
Hard Assets Investor submits: By Brad Zigler Our central bank may want you to buy gold. Well, indirectly, at least. by Hard Assets Investor
Tags: Gold, Liquidity, Seeking Alpha, Investment, Financial Services, Finance, Hard Assets Investor, Streettracks Gold Trust, Gold & Precious Metals
External links 2008-10-21
TD Newcrest Analyst: Ignore Poor Earnings for Base Metal Producers
FP Trading Desk submits: With the third-quarter reporting season starting up this week for Canada's base metal producers, TD Newcrest analyst Greg Barnes asks a logical question: Given the current state of equity markets, does anybody really care? Indeed. Thanks to lower commodity prices and provisional pricing adjustments, everyone...
Tags: Analyst, Equity, Earnings, Seeking Alpha, FP Trading Desk, Investment, Financial Services, Financial Accounting, Finance, Gold & Precious Metals
External links 2008-10-21
Gold ETF Reaches One Dollar Per Tonne
Tim Iacono submits: The SPDR Gold Shares ETF GLD reached a milestone of sorts yesterday as shown below. For every dollar of the gold price there is now one tonne of gold in the trust.As might be expected, this has much more to do with the price of gold...
Tags: ETF, Stock, Mutual Fund, Equity, Price, Seeking Alpha, Tim Iacono, Mutual Funds, Retirement Plans, Investment, Financial Services, Human Resources, Benefits, Finance, Streettracks Gold Trust, Gold & Precious Metals
External links 2008-10-23
Lihir Gold: Price and Reality Part Ways
Fat Prophets submits: The past week has been a terrible one for gold investors. While the recent volatility has been unprecedented, investors who have been on the gold trade for a number of years will not be altogether surprised. We believe the recent weakness in gold and the volatility...
Tags: Volatility, Stock, Investor, Seeking Alpha, Investment, Financial Accounting, Finance, Fat Prophets, Gold & Precious Metals
External links 2008-10-26
Goldcorp: Implosion Offers Shiny Opportunity
Mark Krieger submits: Goldcorp GG has been heading one way lately: down. Since its August high of $52, the shares have lost more than 70% of their value. Gold’s early Friday drop below $700 prompted a potential GG capitulation, as the shares fell below $14, only to put on an...
Tags: Seeking Alpha, Investment, Finance, Mark Krieger, Gold & Precious Metals
External links 2008-10-26
Ignore the Hype - Gold as Currency is Dead
Bapcha's Stocks submits: Every time the market fluctuates to the down-side, we seem to get inundated with Gold advertisements - with all sorts of theories including: a. That gold’s price - after accounting for inflation is at a fraction of your favorite year here’s quotation. by Bapcha's Stocks
Tags: Stock, Seeking Alpha, Bapcha, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Investment, Finance, Bapcha\'s Stocks, Streettracks Gold Trust, Gold & Precious Metals
External links 2008-10-28
Gold Price Continues Its Slide
click to enlarge Gold is seen as a kind of hedging and especially in the last year it has been a safe investment in the credit market meltdown. Many traders expected the price of gold to easily cross above $1000 with the ongoing financial turmoil. But the trend is...
Tags: Price, Seeking Alpha, Gold Price, Investment, Finance, Vlada Kynsky, Streettracks Gold Trust, Gold & Precious Metals
External links 2008-10-29
Richmont Mines Buys Patricia Mining, Shares Drop
FP Trading Desk submits: Richmont Mines Inc. RIC shares were down C$0.03 to C$1.82 on Tuesday afternoon, after the company agreed to buy Patricia Mining Corp. (PTMHF.PK) in a cash and stock deal worth approximately C$0.26 per share. Stock in Patricia Mining climbed 79% or C$0.09 to 20 1/2¢...
Tags: Stock, Seeking Alpha, Richmont Mines, FP Trading Desk, Investment, Finance, Gold & Precious Metals
External links 2008-10-29
Premium for Silver Coins Soars
Tim Iacono submits: Look what's happened to the premium for 90 percent silver coins at one coin dealer - from about a dollar under spot to three dollars over spot in just the last few months click on chart to enlarge.And these are their buy prices - their sell...
Tags: Dollar, Price, Seeking Alpha, Tim Iacono, Investment, Finance, IShares Silver Trust, Gold & Precious Metals, ETF
External links 2008-10-30
Using Futures to Buy Metals Wholesale
Hard Assets Investor submits: By Brad Zigler Despite the recent swoon in precious metals prices, it seems there's still a dearth of physical gold and silver available for retail investors. Those lucky enough to actually acquire bullion or coins in their local markets complain about paying inflated premiums. Meanwhile,...
Tags: Seeking Alpha, Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance, Hard Assets Investor, Streettracks Gold Trust, Gold & Precious Metals
External links 2008-10-30
Reality Dawning - for Gold
John Browne submits: Despite the fact that the governments of the G-7 nations have injected some $3.5 trillion into their financial systems to prevent a meltdown of the world's financial system, stock markets are still reeling. With some stocks down by over 60 percent, many investors already have been through...
Tags: Stock, Financial System, Seeking Alpha, John Browne, Government, Financial Planning, Investment, Finance, Streettracks Gold Trust, Gold & Precious Metals
External links 2008-10-30
Is Harmony Gold a Safe Haven?
Daniel Broby submits: Investors tend to assume gold stocks are a safe haven during times of market turmoil. Harmony Gold HMY is no exception; hence the reason why this year’s 33% fall in the ADR is so disappointing. Africa's third largest gold miner managed to pull the rabbit out...
Tags: Safe, Seeking Alpha, Daniel Broby, Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance, Gold & Precious Metals
External links 2008-11-02
New Tax Rates in Zambia Should Benefit Copper Producers
FP Trading Desk submits: Analysts are hailing the election of new Zambian president Rupiah Banda as potentially good news for mining companies like First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (FQVLF.PK) and Equinox Minerals Ltd. (EQXMF.PK). Mr. Banda, who was sworn in on Sunday, comes from the same party as recently-deceased former...
Tags: Benefits, Finance, Financial Planning, FP Trading Desk, Free Trade, Gold & Precious Metals, Human Resources, Investment, President, Seeking Alpha, Taxes
External links 2008-11-04
Silver Wheaton: A Promising Silver Play
Tim Plaehn submits: How times have changed. Three months ago when I reported on Silver Wheaton’s SLW 2nd quarter results, I put forth the opinion that the stock would be a good value buy if the share price dropped below $12 from its current $14 to $15 trading range....
Tags: Stock, Value, Seeking Alpha, Tim Plaehn, Investment, Finance, Gold & Precious Metals
External links 2008-11-05
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