Q: I currently do not have a gold stock in my portfolio but am thinking of adding one.two I have been looking at are Goldcorp and Franco-Nevada. Which would you recommend? Is there another gold stock you prefer over either one of these?
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Q: Peter and Team,
I believe gold is needed for portfolio insurance. It costs you to have it but the day you need it you will be very happy you had it.
My current portfolio breakdown is 86.7% equities including cash and 13.3% bonds. Of the equity exposure, 9.6% is cash, 7.3% gold and silver bullion, and 5.44% precious metals stocks (BTO - 1%, MUX - 0.33%, NGD - 0.83%, SGN - 0.2%, and Goldcorp is 3.1%). All of these are down from higher levels.
My question is about Franco Nevada. I like the company and the business model and am thinking of selling all or some of the stocks to replace with Franco Nevada. I currently have total exposure to PM's of 12.74%. Can you suggest if FNV is a good replacement for any or a group of the above? I think its cash position is still strong and it still makes free cash and pays a decent yield.
Your thoughts?
I believe gold is needed for portfolio insurance. It costs you to have it but the day you need it you will be very happy you had it.
My current portfolio breakdown is 86.7% equities including cash and 13.3% bonds. Of the equity exposure, 9.6% is cash, 7.3% gold and silver bullion, and 5.44% precious metals stocks (BTO - 1%, MUX - 0.33%, NGD - 0.83%, SGN - 0.2%, and Goldcorp is 3.1%). All of these are down from higher levels.
My question is about Franco Nevada. I like the company and the business model and am thinking of selling all or some of the stocks to replace with Franco Nevada. I currently have total exposure to PM's of 12.74%. Can you suggest if FNV is a good replacement for any or a group of the above? I think its cash position is still strong and it still makes free cash and pays a decent yield.
Your thoughts?
Q: Do gold-producer stock-price declines suggest sector capitulation? Understanding that gold itself may be range-bound for some time, is there bounce potential for the producer stocks? Wrt FNV, how does one assess the relative contributions of gold vs. oil+gas? Please feel free to suggest an alternate vehicle for this sector; I never expected to see so many 'blue-chip' producers so far down.
Q: FNV has recently been added to the S&P/TSX 60 in place of TLM. Will this have a positive effect over next +/- 2 years? What is your view for FNV performance over that time frame?
Q: Could you give me some history on why & when FNV started dealing in Oil/Gas royalties?? Their present break-down by revenue is 17% oil/gas royalties. Also, are FNV,OR,SSL,RGL valued by Enterprise Value/Free Cash Flow?? Pierre Lassonde says that analysts don't assign any value from the fact that FNV gets a free perpetual option on discoveries made on the land by the operators, and FNV gets a free perpetual option on the price of gold. Do you agree with this?
Q: Could I have your views on Franco-Nevada's (FNV) 2013 year end? Thank you very much
Q: Hi Peter,
Thanks for the great service.
The Gold sector seems to be recovering. As I look at the charts for the companies, one seems to stand out as having had less impact during the fall from $1,900-odd to $1,200-odd. It has a small dividend and is participating in the recent rise. It is Franco-Nevada (FNV-T). Given that those companies that get beaten up the least during tuff times tend to be the leaders in a recovery, is this a company you would recommend ? Are there other that you favour more ?
Thanks !!!!!
Thanks for the great service.
The Gold sector seems to be recovering. As I look at the charts for the companies, one seems to stand out as having had less impact during the fall from $1,900-odd to $1,200-odd. It has a small dividend and is participating in the recent rise. It is Franco-Nevada (FNV-T). Given that those companies that get beaten up the least during tuff times tend to be the leaders in a recovery, is this a company you would recommend ? Are there other that you favour more ?
Thanks !!!!!
Q: What is your opinion on Franco-Nevada?
Q: Good Morning Peter and Team,
With gold and silver prices steadily falling I have been looking at the big streaming companies (Franco Nevada- FNV-T and Silver Wheaton- SLW-T). In the shorter term they will suffer from low selling prices but on the flip side they are likely to see wonderful opportunities in this environment to negotiate advantageous streaming deals with financially stressed producers. I would appreciate your opinion of this line of thinking. Thank you. DL
With gold and silver prices steadily falling I have been looking at the big streaming companies (Franco Nevada- FNV-T and Silver Wheaton- SLW-T). In the shorter term they will suffer from low selling prices but on the flip side they are likely to see wonderful opportunities in this environment to negotiate advantageous streaming deals with financially stressed producers. I would appreciate your opinion of this line of thinking. Thank you. DL
Q: Further to the previous questions on gold, I understand that you prefer senior gold companies over junior ones; and prefer dividend paying gold producers over holding the bullion itself. Given this, I would like to ask how you think a royalty company fits into the mix. As a hedge against inflation, would a royalty company (i.e. Franco Nevada) be preferable to senior gold producer (i.e. Barrick Gold) or would the two types of companies complement one another in this scenario? Thanks.
Q: Gold seems to be on the up swing. What company do you suggest to play this sector?
Q: I understand that SLW is based on royalties. Are there other similar companies that you would recommend.
Thanks again for all your efforts.
Thanks again for all your efforts.