The recent drop in share prices of precious metal funds hasn’t yet muted the celebratory cheers of investors who rode the two-year rally to the top. But many are reevaluating their positions in the face of the increasing volatility of precious metals and some are joining in on the profit-taking that seems to be gaining [...]
Gold and gold mutual funds have seen their share of disappointment already this year. To date, the value of gold has dropped since its closing price at the end of 2010. But this does not necessarily mean that investors need to dump the precious medal, their gold mutual funds or even equity mutual funds that [...]
As silver prices penetrate a 30-year high and gold edging above the $1,300 mark, it seems somewhat fitting that as part of our Gold Funds section we take a look at the BlackRock All-Cap Energy and Resources Fund (BACAX). It stands to reason that these are the types of mutual funds that people will start [...]
Gold funds make up a fairly lucrative part of the mutual funds industry, although not many conservative investors would know it. Of course, some of the returns that a lot of gold funds are reporting can be largely attributed to recent monumental gains in the price of Gold itself, but if you strip away the [...]
