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Business
Pipeline extension to Gulf Coast refineries is key for Canadian producers
- Canada's job market in deep freeze
- Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway triples profit BRK.A-T
- BMO going where others fear to go BMO-T
- Chrysler revival hinges on a 'wow' factor
- Gold rallies to record above $1,100
- Trader Grmovsek faces 39-month sentence
- Descendant fears loss of Cadbury's U.K. heritage CBY-N
- Labopharm cuts 35 jobs DDS-T
- GM Europe chief poised to quit
- Magna talks to GM about Russian plant MG.A-T
- This week's Stars and Dogs
- A road map to protect your investments CU-T
- Prudent pair want to loosen up a bit
- What market watchers are saying this week
- Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway triples profit BRK.A-T
- BMO going where others fear to go BMO-T
- Dividend growth stocks: they're worth the wait FTS-T
- All about dividend stocks
- Pickens plans Canada energy fund
- Moon landings and investment strategy
Investing
This week's Stars and Dogs
A look at the companies that caught our eye, for better or worse, this week
The Buy Side
Moon landings and investment strategy
How on earth can you you apply moon landing scenarios to investing strategy? Find out with Avner Mandelman
The Week in Quotes
What market watchers are saying this week
David Parkinson tracks down the insightful, the outspoken, the colourful and, occasionally, the just plain weird words coming out of the investing community
Become a Savvy Investor
Videos
Calendar
Onex, Shoppers report Wednesday
Get up to speed on the news that matters, before it happens
Picks and Ideas
Technical Analysis
Bullish on Gerdau Ameristeel
Technical analysis shows the steel company is set to rise
Resources
Pickens plans Canada energy fund
Prospectus filed for closed-end T. Boone Pickens Energy Fund at $10 a unit
Click the link above to get the latest commodities news
Managing Your Money
Number Cruncher
Smaller gold miners show their lustre
‘The next stage will be euphoria, leading to the mother of all bubbles'
| Precious Metal Funds as of Nov. 5, 2009 | ||
| Fund name |
YTD Nov. 5 % return |
YTD Oct. 30 % return |
| Sentry Select Mining Opportunity Cl | 118.1% | 101.0% |
| Sprott Gold and Precious Minerals | 93.2% | 79.6% |
| Sentry Select Precious Metals Grwth | 72.6% | 56.6% |
| *Since inception date. The inception date for Dynamic Strategic Gold Class was August, 2009. The inception date for Sprott Gold Bullion was March, 2009. Source: Globe Investor | ||
Market Lab
India's big gold buy a hint of things to come
The rising price of gold, which nearly reached $1,100 an ounce on Friday, has renewed the interest of central banks around the world
Earlier discussion
Investing in precious metals?
AGF Investments portfolio manager, Bob Lyon, answered your questions
Insider Trading
Buying on weakness at Agnico-Eagle
After taking a hit with recent quarterly results, insiders at the gold mining company were buying.
Business: Financial facelift
Prudent pair want to loosen up a bit
Renegotiating their mortgage and tax savings are how a young couple can finance a vacation and a renovation
Portfolio Strategy
A road map to protect your investments
Interest rates are at rock bottom and the markets have rallied fast: could be a good time to rebalance your portfolio, says Rob Carrick
Me and My Money
He won't play market against 'the Kasparovs'
Self-taught investor takes heed of risks and rewards
Estate planning
You won't live forever, so read this
Changes in family arrangements have complicated the estate-planning process, but a family's assets can still keep on giving if they are organized properly
Features
Investing: Gail Bebee
Ways you can invest in mortgages
It can be a way to get a solid return; but don't leap without a careful look. Part nine of a 12-part series by Gail Bebee
Personal Finance Reader
Bonds: A quantum of solace
Wimp investors, this one's for you. Rob Carrick' s round-up of the best of what the online world has to offer on money-related subjects
Let's Talk Investing video
Dollar eating into your investment returns?
How about hedging? Currency strategist Camilla Sutton explains
Online Broker Rankings
Breaking down the brokers
How the dozen online brokers included in this ranking compare in six key areas of interest to mainstream investors
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