That, together with the fear of a stock-market crash, has prompted a lot of Canadians who never considered owning the precious metal before to wonder whether this age-old asset should be part of their portfolios. After all, Canada’s largest robo-advisor, Wealthsimple, allocates 2.5% of its clients’ accounts to gold—and 10% in its halal portfolios. Should
When it comes to protecting one’s money during economic uncertainty, gold investment is one of the preferred options for many due to safe haven tag associated with the precious metal. Amidst the current market scenario, where stocks are rattled and bond yields have slumped due to Trump’s reciprocal tariffs on major economies, investors seem to
Gold moved further away from its latest record high, swept up in the pessimistic mood that hit global markets in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s more-aggressive-than-expected tariff agenda. The precious metal initially surged to a fresh all-time high of $3,167.84 an ounce on Thursday following Trump’s “reciprocal” tariff announcements, which placed baseline import
Gold started the week with a fresh record high, ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s expected latest tariff barrage that’s heightened concerns of a global trade war. Bullion gained as much as 0.9% to top $3,115 an ounce, beating the previous all-time high set on Friday when it recorded a fourth weekly gain, with prices
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. ramped up its gold price forecast to $3,300 an ounce by year-end, citing stronger-than-expected central bank demand and solid inflows into bullion-backed exchange traded funds. The bank’s increasingly bullish view on the precious metal was shown by the new forecast from analysts Lina Thomas and Daan Struyven, who just last month
In recent times, silver has attracted a lot of attention from investors, and it is even performing better than gold. Historically, silver has remained under gold’s shadow. But if we look at the returns delivered by both precious metals in 1 year, silver has outperformed gold. In the last 1 year, silver prices have jumped
Gold rose to a record high above $3,028 an ounce as an escalation in Middle East tensions underscored its haven appeal, and investors weighed data that fueled concern the US economy is slowing down. Bullion climbed as much as 0.9 per cent as Israel launched military strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza, a move that
Wayne Lam, analyst director of mining research at TD Securities, shares his hot picks on gold miners. Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc. and Macquarie Group Ltd. have been vocal cheerleaders for gold during a breakneck rally that has taken prices to record highs above US$3,000 an ounce. With anxiety about the global economy growing,
Diversifying geographically can mitigate domestic market risks. The iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) offers exposure to developed markets outside North America, providing investors with international diversification and potential opportunities in various economic environments. In conclusion, during periods of market turbulence, sectoral ETFs offer investors targeted strategies to navigate volatility. By focusing on sectors with
(Bloomberg) — A diversified investment strategy that seeks to juice returns through leverage is finding new love among big money managers — more than a decade after it blew up during the 2008 financial crisis. The approach, widely known as “portable alpha,” uses derivatives to track returns of long-only indexes and then invests the