skip to content
  1. Home
  2. >
  3. Investment Q&A
You can view 3 more answers this month. Sign up for a free trial for unlimited access.

Investment Q&A

Not investment advice or solicitation to buy/sell securities. Do your own due diligence and/or consult an advisor.

Q: I currently have 25% of my total portfolio in resource stocks with the majority (50%) of that in gold (G, YRI, ABX) and silver stocks (SLW). With Teck’s recent drop, would you sell ABX and use the proceeds to buy Teck (to add some diversity and get a better overall return - hopefully) or would you hold on to ABX and ride the current gold bull up? I have a 2 year time frame.

BTW, the video feature is a nice touch! Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Sandy on February 17, 2014
Q: I'm sitting on some Barrick shares that I bought a while ago before the big drop earlier this year. I want to maintain exposure to the senior gold sector, but I'm wondering if I should hold onto the Barrick shares or if I should sell them and buy XGD with the proceeds for diversification.

What's your opinion?

Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on November 01, 2013
Q: Hello, ABX - My last question on ABX (and your answer) on Jan 8, 2013 is mentioned below. How do you feel about it now. Down 50%, shall I keep holding expecting a turnaround in 1.5 -2 years. Is dividend safe. OR shall take a loss and move on.
-------------------------
January 08, 2013 (asked by r)
Question: Barrick - ABX. What is your opinion about the stock prospect in lieu of recent developments. Is it buy hold or sell.
5i Research Answer:
Barrick continues to have problems. The lack of sale of African Barrick is disappointing, but it is not a devastating blow. ABX's interest is worth just over $2 billion. Pueblo Viejo in the DR is another issue, and has not yet achieved commercial production. ABX will likely have to lower its production guidance for 2013.
But, many of its problems are reflected in the price. Down 30% in a year, trading a 8 times' earnings with a 2.4% dividend, it is attractively priced for a senior gold company with massive leverage to a higher gold price.
A few years ago, if we said you could buy Barrick below 10 times' earnings with a yield greater than most fixed-income investments, no one would have believed it.
Longer term gold investors should still be OK and do well with ABX.
Read Answer Asked by RUPINDER on June 26, 2013
Q: I must say I can't really envision buying Barrick even if the sector were to recover. With all the cost overruns they have with that big project in Chile maybe it's a relief to them that the government has shut them down. I thought the Goldstrike mine in Nevada was their big profit generator but is the ore body almost exhausted? Why does Peter Munk have such influence on the company - I am told he has very few shares?
Read Answer Asked by James on April 18, 2013
Q: Junior golds with mines in production and cash costs below spot prices such as Scorpio Gold (SGN-V). Wait this out, buy more when the technicals show support, or bail? Only direct resource exposure in the portfolio including energy and services stocks is 11% made up of ABX, BAD, SGN-V, and TOU and most of that is BAD and TOU. Energy infrastructure at about another 10%. Do you have any thoughts? This is a great service! Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Derek on April 17, 2013
Looking for more? Sign up for a FREE 14 day trial! No credit card required

We invite you to sign up for a 14 day free trial of 5i Research!
Experience all the benefits and tools we have to offer; stock research, model portfolios, Q&A with our experts, and so much more. Join a community of like-minded investors today!