gold prices

Barrick has moved up recently, along with gold prices—now hitting new all-time highs. The gains likely reflect growing belief among investors that easing inflation eliminates the need for any more interest-rate increases. That should push up investor demand for gold as the appeal of interest-bearing investments and the U.S....

We believe that virtually all investors should have some gold exposure, if only because inflation remains a risk for the long term. High-quality gold producers are your most practical choice. That’s because these stocks let you profit from increases in the price of gold, without the costs for storage and insurance that come with gold coin and bullion investment....

Newmont Corp. is cutting up to $500 million in annual costs after completing its Newcrest acquisition and the company remains a worthy inflation hedge.

GREAT-WEST LIFECO, $39.95 (Toronto symbol GWO; shares outstanding: 932.4 million; Market cap: $37.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 5.6%; www.greatwestlifeco.com) is Canada’s second-largest life insurer, after Manulife Financial....

NEWMONT CORP. $42 is a buy for long-term growth and as a hedge against inflation. The company (New York symbol NEM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 1.15 billion; Market cap: $48.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.0; Dividend yield: 2.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.newmont.com) acquired rival Newcrest Mining Ltd....

Physical gold and silver have been strong performers over the past two decades even beating the S&P 500. Gold has also been much less volatile than the equity markets.


Investors shouldn’t overindulge in any one investment, and that includes gold, silver, platinum or any other precious metals....

We feel virtually all investors should have some gold exposure, if only because inflation remains a risk for the long term. High-quality gold producers provide your most practical choice. That’s because these stocks let you profit from increases in the price of gold, without the costs for storage and insurance that come with gold coin and bullion investment....

STRATASYS LTD., $15.00, symbol SSYS on Nasdaq, is an Israel-based maker of 3D printers, software, and 3D-printed parts on demand. It has been involved in 3D printing for more than 30 years.

3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is a process of making three dimensional solid objects from a digital file....

NEWMONT CORP. $55 is a buy for long-term growth and a hedge against inflation. The company (New York symbol NEM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 793.7 million; Market cap: $43.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.5; Dividend yield: 4.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.newmont.com) is the world’s largest gold producer....

CORTEVA INC., $62.36, is a buy. The company (symbol CTVA on New York) is a leading developer of new seeds and crop chemicals, including herbicides and insecticides, for the agriculture industry. Corteva separated from DowDuPont in June 2019.

China recently approved imports of eight genetically modified (GM) food crops....