
By David Fry ( ETF Digest ): You had to expect some kind of reaction to extreme oversold conditions. There wasn't much in the way of news to account for the rally other than some eurozone leaders stating they wanted Greece to remain in the EMU. Obama backed more accommodative policies in the ...
materials sector: Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF MOO, Market Vectors RVE Hard Assets Producers ETF HAP, Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF GDX , Market Vectors Steel ETF SLX, and SPDR S&P Metals & Mining XME. HAP invests in both materials and
the recent pullback, whether it is through physical bullion, SPDR Gold Shares ( GLD ), Sprott Physical Gold Trust ( PHYS ), or mining stocks (for investors with a high risk tolerance) such as the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF ( GDX ).
extremely nuanced. If you're looking for exposure to domestically listed gold miners, you could consider Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF GDX , but you'll pay a higher fee of 0.52% in order to refine your exposure in this manner. The returns
By Roger Nusbaum : The other day I stumbled across an article about the dividend yields for four gold mining stocks including Anglo Gold Ashanti ( AU ). Before the SPDR Gold Trust ( GLD ) came along we used AU for our gold exposure. It did okay, and then starting in late 2005 it started ...
It's another rough session for the precious metals, gold -1.2% to $1,585/oz. - a new low YTD . Silver is there as well , -2.2% to $28.82/oz. No rest for the weary gold miners, GDX -1.5% premarket. Post your comment!
Gold tumbles over the last hour, hitting support (as the technicians might say) of $1,610. Beyond that, the next stop on the charts may be Dec. 2011's low of about $1,525. GLD -1.6% . The gold miners - as usual - taking it worse, GDX -3.2% . 2 comments!
By The Financial Lexicon : In a recent interview with CNBC , Berkshire Hathaway's ( BRK.B ) Charlie Munger stated, "Civilized people don't buy gold. They invest in productive businesses." If that's the case, then call me uncivilized. Although I do invest in productive businesses, I also designate a
materials sector: Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF MOO, Market Vectors RVE Hard Assets Producers ETF HAP, Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF GDX , Market Vectors Steel ETF SLX, and SPDR S&P Metals & Mining XME. HAP invests on both materials and
Alan Newman and Darren Pollock recommend picking up the badly lagging (both gold and equities) gold mining stocks (ETF GDX ) in any general market selloff. The Dow/gold ratio can go from the current 8:1 to 5:1. At some point, the gold miners