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Q: A bit of info re: Alex's question about selling Canadian gold coins. Current 1 oz coins are .9999 percent gold and the banks will buy them. The coin will marked with its purity. Older coins were minted to only .999 percent purity and some banks (at least TD) will not accept them. Those need to be sold at a "cash for gold" place, in which case, definitely shop around for pricing.
Read Answer Asked by David on December 09, 2019
Q: Good Afternoon,
Any thoughts on the pros and cons of owning a physical Gold Trust (PHYS) to hold in your brokerage account or actual gold bars stored in a secure vault somewhere? I suppose the obvious would be you can easily see and track the PHYS daily in your account and provide instant liquidity if one chooses to sell. I know you have to be careful with some Gold ETf's and products out there that don't really have the gold to back the paper but that is not the case for PHYS. Do you see any benefit in purchasing actual gold bars? Insurance & storage costs, illiquid and not easy access would be strikes against holding the physical metal.
Any thoughts on this?
Thank-you
Read Answer Asked by Chris on December 09, 2019
Q: Parabolic increase in valuation last week on above average volume. You stated in the past you prefer buying at all time highs. I have been burned in the past purchasing stocks at 52 week highs only to suffer immediate pullbacks. Is this a good opportunity for some short term capital appreciation at Friday's closing price of $6.17? Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Richard on December 09, 2019
Q: For a 2-5 years holding period, which of these Royalty companies has the best growth profile? Are the risks in the two smaller companies significantly higher? My understanding is that Royalty companies are "safer" than exploration and mining companies. Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Jean-Bernard on December 06, 2019
Q: I bought a bond from S in 2015 that originally was to mature in 2018, but unfortunately was extended to 2021. In the meantime I have a 56% paper loss. I saw today that S stock price is at $0.18(!). Is there a more than likely chance that Sherritt will go under and if so, is there a way to estimate how much of my principal I can get back? Should I just sell this bond even if it’s in my RRSP? Thanks, Martin
Read Answer Asked by Martin on December 05, 2019
Q: This was a top pick on BNN this week based on being one of the lowest cost mining companies and trading at a significant discount to peers. Also having a high free cash flow yield. 5.6 times PE on 2020 earnings. And possible hidden value on ownership stakes in other companies. Wondering what your thoughts are on this name? Its been awhile since previous comments were posted.
Read Answer Asked by Husseinali on November 27, 2019
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