Two precious metal ETFs to hold

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The price of gold hit a low of around $1,200 in July 2013. It then moved up to $1,400 in two months. Now the price has moved back down and is once again close to $1,200. Silver fell to $18.50 U.S. an ounce in June 2013. It rebounded to $24 in August but is down again at $19.88 an ounce. Longer term, gold and silver could well regain their early 2011 highs ($1,900 for gold and $48.48 for silver), but they will likely remain volatile. Meanwhile, they will likely stay in the range they’ve been in since last July for some months. If you want to hold a number of gold or silver stocks, these two exchange traded funds offer top-quality global miners and low fees. ISHARES S&P/TSX GLOBAL GOLD INDEX FUND $11.19 (Toronto symbol XGD; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) aims to mirror the performance of the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index. This index is made up of 37…