Topic: How To Invest

Hello Pat and Happy New Year. I would also like your opinion on Franco-Nevada. Although I never owned it, it was a very successful company before and would guess it should be again. What are your thoughts on this gold royalty company?

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Franco-Nevada Corp., $20.16, symbol FNV on Toronto, (Shares outstanding: 100.3 million; Market cap: $2 billion) holds a portfolio of about 285 royalties and other investments in gold and other precious metals, natural gas, oil and base metals. Most of its investments (95%) are located in politically stable North America and Australia, and are operated by large companies such as Barrick Gold, Goldcorp, Xstrata Nickel and EnCana. Franco-Nevada generates cash flow from royalties on mines such as Goldstrike (gold), Stillwater (platinum group metals: platinum, palladium and rhodium), and its interests in more than 100 oil and natural gas properties in western Canada. The company also has growing cash flow from its interests in mines such as Bald Mountain, Marigold, Robinson, and Falcondo. New mines such as Cerro San Pedro and Mesquite are increasing production. Most recently, Franco Nevada paid $103.5 million to acquire a 7.3% royalty interest from Gold Quarry Royalty Property in Nevada. (All figures except share price and market cap…