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Financial Planning March 1, 2011 Donald Jay Korn |
Going for the Gold Planners who want to sprinkle a bit of gold dust onto their clients' portfolios have many funds from which to choose. |
Investment Advisor March 2010 |
What the Research Found Numerous studies have explored the investment benefits of adding precious metals to portfolios of U.S. equities. |
Financial Advisor November 2012 Jeff Schlegel |
Shiny Investments Precious metals have had a nice run, but can they still retain their luster? |
Financial Advisor September 2010 Alan Lavine |
Gold Stays In Spotlight But investors wrestle with issues surrounding the metal. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2006 Donald Jay Korn |
Rediscovering Gold As the world's oldest asset class regains its luster, planners are trying to figure out how best to prospect for profits. |
The Motley Fool May 19, 2011 Eric Dutram |
Soros Dumps Gold ETF Assets According to recent reports, the legendary hedge fund manager sold nearly $800 million worth of the yellow metal in the first quarter of 2011. Should you? |
Entrepreneur February 2008 Scott Bernard Nelson |
The Golden Rule Recession worries? Look past the pot of gold and set your sights on commodities. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2012 Ilana Polyak |
The New Gold Standard New York-based Tocqueville Asset Management has been a fan of gold far longer than recent gold bugs have even known where to find the spot price of gold. |
Financial Advisor September 2009 Alan Lavine |
Hedging Your Bets With Gold Gold is seen as a defensive play by some, and a long-term diversification strategy by others. |
The Motley Fool June 15, 2011 Michael Johnston |
Precious Metals ETFs: Finding the Best Fit Want more balanced exposure to precious metals? Consider these ETFs. |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
The Decade's Top-Performing Investment Precious metals ruled the roost, but that doesn't mean they will in the next decade. The honor of being the top-performing mutual fund of the past decade goes to USAA Precious Metals and Minerals. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2005 David A. Twibell |
Mining the Mother Lode Gold and gold-related investments have been on a tear the past three years. Regardless of how advisers choose to invest in gold, even long-time gold supporters recommend limiting overall gold exposure to a small portion of clients' assets. |
Financial Advisor February 2006 Alan Lavine |
The Gold Rush The outlook for precious metals is bright, but the risks are still there. Can gold and precious metals mutual funds continue their stellar performance after a few years of outstanding returns? |
On Wall Street December 1, 2008 Tim Knepp |
Panning for Gold Whenever the markets turn south, interest in gold increases -- here are some ways to invest in this precious metal. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2011 Ann Marsh |
All That Glitters Metal mania has gripped some investors amid the ups and downs of the capital markets, spurring everyone from governments to private enterprise to dream up new ways to meet the demand for gold and silver. |
Financial Advisor April 2009 Alan Lavine |
Gold Gone Wild? Safe-haven buying has driven up its price, but gold is still a risky and volatile investment. |
The Motley Fool October 28, 2010 Eric Dutram |
Thursday's ETF to Watch: Gold Miners ETF (GDX) As demand for gold has increased, the price of the precious metal has soared. |
The Motley Fool March 13, 2009 Ivan Martchev |
Gold Isn't Just a Dollar Hedge Usually, gold is seen as an anti-dollar hedge, but it is rapidly becoming an anti-euro hedge, too, as paper currencies all over the world are in economic trouble. |
The Motley Fool February 23, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Making Money With Metals The commodities craze has brought with it new ways to invest. As with any other hot investment area, you should tread carefully when considering precious metals for your portfolio. |
Investment Advisor March 2010 Brad McMillan |
Expert's Corner: The Use of Gold in Portfolios In times of trouble, gold is the perennial hot topic. |
The Motley Fool August 9, 2011 Christopher Barker |
Gold Shines Brilliantly as the Ultimate Safe Haven You don't have to pay spot prices for access to precious metals. |
Financial Advisor July 2012 Ben Mattlin |
A Golden Age But does one of the fastest-growing assets of the past decade still glitter? |
On Wall Street September 1, 2011 Jerry Webman |
All That Glistens Is Gold From June 2001 to June 2011 a troy ounce of gold appreciated by more than 450%. An ounce of gold's poor cousin, silver, appreciated by even more, that is 700% over that same period. |
On Wall Street December 1, 2008 Lauren Barack |
Looking for the Pot of Gold Precious metals are behaving in unexpected ways lately as their prices dip along with the market. But over the long-term, they should still act as a safe haven. |
The Motley Fool October 15, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Not All That Glitters Is Gold If you don't look beyond precious metals, you'll miss out on some even more impressive stories in commodities. |
The Motley Fool September 1, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Is It Time for Gold? The price of gold recently hit a 16-year high, as the precious metal draws more and more interest from investors spooked by stocks and geopolitical uncertainty. Should you jump in and snap up some bullion? Well, maybe, but maybe not. |
The Motley Fool April 21, 2004 Chris Mallon |
Gold: the Anti-Dollar While gold is no longer money, it sometimes makes a great alternative. |
Financial Advisor July 2005 Marla Brill |
A Fund For Tough Times More advisors are using the Permanent Portfolio Fund as a hedge. The fund balances its position in value-oriented commodity stocks with a 15% allocation to aggressive growth stocks in about a dozen industry groups. |
Financial Advisor June 2012 Marla Brill |
Glitter In Gold Mining An unusual confluence of rising profits and falling stock prices has led to incredibly low valuations for mining shares. |
The Motley Fool February 17, 2011 Dan Dzombak |
Challenges for Precious Metals Stocks Companies are looking to cut out metals needs. |
Financial Advisor February 2011 Gail Liberman |
Playing Defense Investors continued the gold rush last year, but how they invested varies. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2010 Frank E. Holmes |
A Golden Future With demand up and supply down, high gold prices could be here to stay. |
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Gene Fama |
Glitter Me This Gold has been a hot commodity lately, but that doesn't make it a good investment. Decisions should be based not on historical returns but on what we know about portfolio theory and economic logic. |
The Motley Fool April 4, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
Should You Buy These Fast Growers? These three fund shops are doing something right, but are they right for you? |
The Motley Fool December 15, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Can Central Fund of Canada Make You Money? The closed-end fund gives investors a one-stop shop for both gold and silver exposure, but both metals have seen big moves both up and down over the past year. |
The Motley Fool June 14, 2010 Nathan Alderman |
Ask the Fool: Is Gold a Bubble? Is gold the new long-term king of commodities, or will its reign come crashing down when we least expect it? A Motley Fool panel debates the merits of shiny yellow metal. |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Should You Be a Gold Bug? The price of gold recently hit a 16-year high as the precious metal draws more and more interest from investors spooked by stocks and geopolitical uncertainty. With it priced near $420 per ounce, should you jump in and snap some bullion? |
The Motley Fool July 15, 2004 Chris Mallon |
Gold Shines Again? Precious metals predicted this year's inflationary pressure. What do you do now? |
The Motley Fool October 12, 2010 Christopher Barker |
Don't Miss the World's Greatest Bull Market The massive, decadelong bull market in gold and silver continues to march onward -- to the complete befuddlement of long-standing bubble-callers the world over. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2012 Laton McCartney |
Strength Across the Board: Equity Bond Stock Returns Funds specializing in gold and other precious metals glittered in the third quarter, but many other stock and bond categories also performed exceptionally well. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2013 Laton McCartney |
Money Flowing Into Bonds Fixed-income gained more ground, while the 14 best-performing equity mutual funds all focused on precious metals and enjoyed gains of more than 20%. |
The Motley Fool September 7, 2010 Padraig O'Hannelly |
Bullish or Bearish? The World's Greatest Investors Debate. A round-up of the best quotes from the financial world. |
Investment Advisor August 2008 Beth Piskora |
A Golden Opportunity The price of gold has been rising steadily since 2001. Does this bull market rally still have legs? Or is it time to sell? |
The Motley Fool January 20, 2006 Doug Short |
Competing With the S&P 500 If you want to increase your chance of beating the S&P 500 year after year, one good way is to broaden your investment choices to include a generous mix of smaller caps and international equities. Mutual funds and ETFs offer an easy means to get that degree of breadth. |
The Motley Fool August 5, 2011 Christopher Barker |
What the Market's Mayhem Means for Gold and Silver Picking up the pieces from a precious metals sell-off to complete a golden puzzle. |
The Motley Fool September 23, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Let Bernanke Sink Your Portfolio Here's how to defend yourself from the Fed. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2005 Israelsen & Clement |
Of Stocks and Funds Financial advisers need to explain to their clients that diversification can be a double-edged sword; protection against loss can sometimes insulate against return. Here's a performance comparison of individual stocks vs. equity funds in 2004. |
The Motley Fool August 19, 2010 Eric Dutram |
Hedge Funds Are Buying Up Gold ETFs, Should You? Do precious metals tempt you? |
Financial Planning January 1, 2005 Kristen French |
Gold Fingers Frank Holmes captures the glitter of precious metals through stocks, not commodities. His World Precious Minerals Fund and Gold Shares Fund were third and ninth respectively, of 12,445 active, open-ended funds in the Morningstar universe. |
The Motley Fool December 15, 2009 Amanda B. Kish |
The Gold Rush to Nowhere Gold is definitely the trendy place to be right now, but all trends come to an end. |