Gold

Is gold at the edge of a cliff?

Is it time then for investors to cash in their chips, pocket the profit and move onto the next table? Analysts and industry experts say no, the game has only just started.

By Vikram Barhat |August 24, 2011

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Industry

Downgrade sparks gold, bond rally

The U.S. government’s credit downgrade has added more fuel to the fire which swept the equity markets last week, burning a massive hole in portfolios around the world. Money managers say the downgrade might not have been expected on Friday night, but it certainly didn’t come as a surprise. “This debt didn’t just suddenly appear […]

By Staff |August 8, 2011

3 min read

Industry

Bullion bounces back with record bull run

Gold on a record-breaking roll! Gold hits record high! Gold Keeps Climbing! Newspapers around the world are running screaming headlines as the fickle yellow metal continues its longest winning streak in modern memory. The timing, therefore, couldn’t be better for some sobering advice to bedazzled gold bugs. Somewhere lost in the rush for gold is […]

By Vikram Barhat |July 14, 2011

4 min read

Market Insights

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Should gold retain its value as a precious metal?

By Staff |May 5, 2011

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Claymore rolls out unhedged gold ETF

Claymore Investments has launched non-hedged common units of its Claymore Gold Bullion ETF. The fund is designed to provide unitholders with exposure to physical gold bullion, on a fully allocated basis, passively holding physical gold bullion. It does not anticipate making regular distributions. “The Claymore Gold Bullion ETF has done a great job of providing […]

By Staff |March 31, 2011

1 min read

In rush for liquidity, gold takes a hit

Having sloughed off over $31 of its market value, gold seems to be on sale today. Experts are wasting no time in suggesting now is the perfect time to step in and add gold to your portfolio. “Investors are doing what they should; they should be buying these dips,” says David Franklin, CEO, Sprott Private […]

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Turmoil boosts Canadian-focused funds

The political upheaval that has swept across North Africa and, to a lesser extent, the Middle East, has stifled returns in foreign equity fund categories, while Canadian investments have benefited from surging resource prices, according to Morningstar Canada. When international tensions mount, there’s usually an upside for gold. February followed the historical pattern—bullion topped $1,400 […]

By Steven Lamb |March 2, 2011

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Gold trading in RRSPs on the rise

It’s no secret that gold prices have been rising steadily over the past decade and Canadians have been increasingly attracted to the precious metal. Holdings of bullion in registered accounts are now on track to break records, according to one gold investment provider. In 2007, discount online brokerage Questrade teamed up with Kitco Metals to […]

By Steven Lamb |January 31, 2011

1 min read

Gold

Is gold at the edge of a cliff?

Downgrade sparks gold, bond rally

Bullion bounces back with record bull run

Join the ‘Point of View’ debate: Gold

Still room to run on gold: Goodman

Claymore rolls out unhedged gold ETF

In rush for liquidity, gold takes a hit

Turmoil boosts Canadian-focused funds

Gold trading in RRSPs on the rise

Bullion Management expands into Asia