Bear Market or Bull Opportunity?
The bears have definitely gained ground, but does that mean the bulls need to throw in the towel and nurse their wounds?
The bears have definitely gained ground, but does that mean the bulls need to throw in the towel and nurse their wounds?
While investors make the decision between Gold Equity funds versus Gold ETFs, a primary consideration should be whether they prefer to own an actively managed fund or to minimize investing fees and limit the security or market timing risks of failing to correctly anticipate the future.
With investors looking for a hedge against a high-inflation environment, gold is currently a hot commodity, and there is more than one way to invest in it. Gold exchange-traded-funds are one option for someone who is interested in trading in gold, but does not want to think about issues like storage or collector’s value.
Thegoldandoilguy.com reports that 2011 should have several great plays in SP500, Precious Metals, Oil, US Dollar, Bonds and Emerging Markets.
While it’s not what many gold investors want to hear, there is a growing chorus of consensus that gold is not trading off fundamentals and that in fact the recent price rally is merely momentum driven.
ETFs have generated interest among investors, who purchased $277 billion of commodity ETFs and related securities by the end of 2009, attracted primarily to the potential of low costs, stock-like features and relative tax efficiency as well as profiting from exposure to raw materials’ global demand.
By Kishori Krishnan Exclusive To Gold Investing News A deal was approved on Thursday by Kyrgyzstan’s lawmakers to double the government’s stake in a gold mine that is one of the impoverished Central Asian country’s biggest sources of revenue. The settlement will raise the state’s share in Canada-based Centerra Gold Inc. (CG.TO), which owns the [...]
By Kishori Krishnan Exclusive To Gold Investing News Gold which lost nearly 4 per cent in last two trading sessions, seems to be moving towards a key support level of $875 an ounce which is the 100 DMA (Day Moving Average). Gold price closed at $893 on Friday, losing nearly $35 since Wednesday after the [...]
Equity trading in India may have come to a standstill owing to ongoing global economic slowdown. However, amidst all the gloom, investors in India are still reaping rich dividends from gold exchange traded funds. UTI Mutual Fund Head of Products R Raja, said: These may be times of recessionary trends and global economic downturn. But [...]
Gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are witnessing a sharp spurt in volumes as investors, hurt by steep losses in stock portfolios, bet on the yellow metal trading near record levels. Rajan Mehta, executive director at Benchmark Asset Management, said: Gold moves in a different direction than equities. It’s an ideal addition to the portfolio of investors, [...]
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