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Should gold retain its value as a precious metal?

By Staff |May 5, 2011

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Still room to run on gold: Goodman

Inflation not required

By Vikram Barhat |April 8, 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

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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 […]

By Vikram Barhat |March 15, 2011

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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

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Metals, fixed-income top the charts in August

Investors are embracing gold, silver and government bonds once again, as economic uncertainty cast a shadow over the broad stock markets in August, according to performance data released by Morningstar Canada. Eleven of the 24 Morningstar Canada Fund Indices that track equity fund categories had positive returns in August, with the Morningstar Precious Metals Equity […]

By John Powell |September 2, 2010

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Gold

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

Bright future for gold

Metals, fixed-income top the charts in August

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