The year 2019 so far has been kind to the U.S. stock market, despite a myriad of woes such as lingering trade woes, recession fears, geopolitical tension and Brexit issues.
Gold mining ETFs are leveraged plays on the price of gold. Here is what investors need to know.
The announced Kirkland-Detour merger news has put the spotlight on gold mining ETFs.
Gold was on a rise in June and recorded its best month in three years, climbing about 8%.
We have highlighted four sector ETFs that have gained handsomely in August and could be better plays in the months ahead, provided the same trends prevail.
Dovish Fed comments and decent U.S. economic conditions make cyclical sectors win in June despite uncertainty related to trade and geopolitical tensions.
These global ETF areas have delivered better returns in Q3 than the key U.S. indexes.
As the Fed indicated the possibility of a rate cut this year, the U.S. dollar slumped and gold mining ETFs rallied.
Gold was on a rise in June and recorded its best month in three years, climbing about 8%.
Given the optimism and intense buying pressure on gold, investors have a long list of options, in both the ETF & stock world, to tap the metal's rally.
Newmont Goldcorp's Q2 earnings miss hurts gold mining ETFs. However, this can be used as an entry point to mining ETFs.
August has been all about renewed trade tensions and a host of global rate cuts. These ETF areas were the winning and losing ones.
Trade has played foul on Wall Street throughout August, sending the broad indices into a tailspin, thus compelling investors to flock to gold as a great store of value and hedge against market turmoil.
We study the impact of rising geopolitical tensions and slowing global growth on the demand for bullion-backed ETFs.
Dovish Fed comments and chances of U.S.-China trade truce kept the market steady in the second quarter. These ETF areas won and lost in the second quarter.
Trade has played foul on Wall Street throughout August, sending the broad indices into a tailspin, thus compelling investors to flock to gold as a great store of value and hedge against market turmoil.
Wall Street recorded back-to-back weekly gains on optimism around U.S.-China trade relations.
In conjunction with a buy signal in our "Gold Plan" timing model we added an allocation to the iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (RING) in both our Income and Growth model portfolios, notes Jim Woods, editor of Successful Investing.
Though the broad stock market has been in red this month so far, there are few corners that are easily outperforming.
We have highlighted five sector ETFs that were the second quarter's star performers and could also be winners in the ongoing quarter if the current trends continue.