Stocks & ETFunds

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has come up with a master plan for ramping up car production which, if achieved, could cause lithium stocks to skyrocket. Below are descriptions of 5 such companies that could become supercharged as a result.

There are many ways to gain exposure to movements in the price of gold - bullion (bars or coins), gold futures, shares in gold exchange-traded funds, jewelry, certificates, pool accounts, options, structured products, etc., but today we will focus on gold stocks, i.e. shares in gold mining companies.

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) have historically been stable, income-producing investments. In the small-cap REIT space, investors might want to take a look at these financially sound REITs that should develop into income-yielding machines.

The Western gold community needs to let go of all bad past memories, grab this exciting gold stocks bull by the horns, and enjoy the ride!

Silver’s performance since April 1, 2016, has more than doubled that of gold. That being said, the silver names on our list today should continue to shine as all have undertaken significant debt, using that as leverage to enhance production initiatives and sell more silver at these elevated prices.

The gold price has surged over 25% year-to-date, providing big gains in the gold sector as a whole. Companies that have generated strong earnings growth relative to total shareholders’ equity should continue to outperform the sector and entire market. To measure this, we took a look at return on equity (ROE) values and found the top 5 gold stocks with the highest ROE.

The U.S. Dollar has appreciated somewhat due to the recent Brexit fears, also bringing down the price of oil, but, moving forward, we believe oil prices have a clear path towards US$55-60/barrel. As such, we suggest investors take a look at the five energy-related stocks described below that also generate hefty dividend yields.

Gold has surged 20% year to date, powering many gold penny stocks up more than three fold, but the 5 names on our list could be considered undervalued due to the fact that they are trading at low sales multiples.

American credit card balances will hit $1 trillion in 2016, a debt burden that has never been reached before, not even during the go-go days of the dot-com boom. On the other side of the coin is the fact that there is a lot of profit to be made on the lending side of those trillion dollars of debt as the average interest rate on credit cards today is a whopping 15.19%. Given that the national average for 1-year CDs is a measly 1.09%, it is clear that credit card companies are making lots of money.

Gold ETFs are a bit more complicated than you might think at first glance but, hopefully, the key facts in this article will allow you to get a better handle on the market, and find more information on the best gold ETF option for your needs in today's investing world.