ETF Stocks: Precious Metal ETFs to Buy

ETF Stocks: Precious Metal ETFs to Buy

Precious metal ETFs have largely centred on gold stocks. We continue to see the outlook for that precious metal as positive, and for aggressive investors who want to hold precious metal ETFs, including a silver ETF, we have two of them below.

Most precious-metal stocks dropped,… Read More

Q: Pat, may I have your view of the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF? If one were considering a “Dogs of the Dow” approach, which I suppose is more common at this late in the year, would this be an alternative? Thanks.

A: The ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF, $46.58, symbol SDOG on New York (Units outstanding: 23.1 million; Market cap: $1.1 billion; www.alpsfunds.com/exchange-traded-funds/sdog), is an ETF that applies the “Dogs of the Dow” approach on a sector-by-sector basis to the S&P 500.

The fund started up on… Read More

Newmont Corp. now yields 5.4%

Newmont Corp. now yields 5.4%

We feel the best way to profit from strong gold prices is to buy high-quality producers like this one.

Most of this firm’s mines are in politically stable countries and its dividend is linked to the price of gold. That makes it a strong gold play.

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