Gold Stocks

Gold stocks are part of basic materials stock sector. Gold companies involve in the exploration and manufacture of gold from mines. Many times they also explore for other metals, such as silver, copper, and zinc.

Gold companies are generally designed as corporations and have profits that are linked with the price of gold. These companies usually offer average to below average dividend yields.

Gold Companies List

Gold is considered to be a safe-haven asset during times of economic uncertainty. But as we’ve seen during the past several months, nothing has been more volatile.

Gold miners rely on high gold prices to compensate their exploration and production costs. If you research miners’ cost per ounce of gold produced, the numbers are different from one miner to other miners. That’s because there isn’t a standard metric to measure the true costs of mining operations.

Gold companies are:

• Goldcorp Inc. (GG)
• Barrick Gold Corporation (ABX)
• Newmont Mining Corporation (NEM)
• Franco-Nevada Corporation (FNV)
• Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (AEM)
• Randgold Resources Limited (GOLD)
• AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (AU)
• Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD)
• Yamana Gold, Inc. (AUY)
• Eldorado Gold Corporation (EGO)
• Gold Fields Ltd. (GFI)
• Kinross Gold Corporation (KGC)
• Sibanye Gold Limited (SBGL)

Best DoubleLine Mutual Funds 2015 & 2016

Find best DoubleLine mutual funds 2015 & 2016. Top DoubleLine funds are DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund, DoubleLine Core Fixed Income Fund, etc.

Top Performing DoubleLine Funds

DoubleLine capital was founded by Jeffrey Gundlach, Philip Barach and 14 other members. Jeff Gundlach was formerly co-manager of the $12 Billion TCW Total Return bond fund along with Philip Barach. He is a well-known bond guru.

DoubleLine provide several investment funds for investing such as closed end funds, mutual funds, and private funds.

We review rankings from Morningstar, Lipper, Zacks, TheStreet.com, U.S. News, and Standard & Poor’s. You can learn from our methodology from variety of our previous articles.

You can find these best DoubleLine funds for different bond sectors such as emerging markets bond, total return bond, low duration bond, etc. Depend on your risk tolerance; you may pick and choose from this top funds list. Typically, these DoubleLine funds have no sales load.

Best DoubleLine mutual funds 2015 & 2016 are:

• DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund (DLTNX) 4.98%

Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Fund (VWSTX)

Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Fund (VWSTX) is a popular bond mutual fund. This investment fund uses its assets to purchase municipal bonds in the top three credit-rating categories as determined by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or determined by adviser.

The fund objective is to provide current income that is exempt from federal personal income taxes, with limited price volatility. It has a tax free yield of 0.70%.

VWSTX Fund Profile

• Fund Inception Date: 09/01/1977
• Ticker Symbol: VWSTX
• CUSIP: 922907100
• Beta (3yr): 0.07
• Rank in category (YTD): 80%
• Category: Muni National Short
• Distribution Yield: 0.95%
• Capital Gains: -
• Expense Ratio: 0.19%
• Net Assets: $ 14.80 billion
• Number of Years Up: 37 years
• Number of Years Down: 0 years

Best Performing Moderate Allocation ETFs 2015

Find the best performing moderate allocation ETFs in 2015. Top funds are iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF. You may find the best funds review.

Best Moderate Allocation Funds

Moderate allocation mutual fund invests mainly in a combination of equities, bonds, and money market. It typically invests about 50-70% of assets in stocks. The rests are invested in bonds or money market. As part of balanced fund category, it provides regular income and capital growth opportunity for investors. You can invest either through your brokerage or retirement accounts.

These best performing moderate allocation exchange traded funds are sorted based on its 1 year performance up to May 10, 2015.

The best performing moderate allocation ETFs 2015 are:

1. iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF (AOR)
2. AdvisorShares Global Echo ETF (GIVE)
3. Claymore CEF GS Connect ETN (GCE)
4. Multi-Asset Diversified Income ETF (MDIV)
5. First Trust Strategic Income ETF (FDIV)
6. UBS ETRACS Diversified High Income ETN (DVHI)

Silver & Gold Stocks Are Going Up

Find whether silver and gold stocks can move higher. Top stock market industries in week 20, 2015 are silver, gold, etc.

Top Precious Metals Stocks

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, and sector. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of 0.38%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of 0.89%. Dow Jones Industrials Average has a weekly return of 0.56%. The small cap (Russell 2000) has a return of 0.77%.

Top performing stock industries in week 20, 2015 (May 11, 2015 to May 17, 2015) are:

1. Dairy Products 12.98%
2. General Contractors 6.29%
3. Silver 5.35%
4. Computer Based Systems 4.11%
5. Industrial Electrical Equipment 4.03%
6. Long Distance Carriers 3.82%
7. Gold 3.52%
8. Printed Circuit Boards 3.51%
9. Grocery Stores 3.46%
10. General Entertainment 3.30%
11. Diagnostic Substances 3.18%
12. Farm Products 3.18%
13. Sporting Activities 3.13%
14. Surety & Title Insurance 3.01%

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund (HYT)

BlackRock Corp High Yield Fund (HYT) is a popular closed end fund. This fixed income fund invests mainly in below investment grade fixed income securities. These low quality debts are known as junk bonds. These funds may provide high yield for income.

HYT Fund Profile

• Fund Inception Date: 05/30/2003
• Ticker Symbol: HYT
• CUSIP: 09255P107
• Rank in category (YTD): 82%
• Category: High Yield Bond
• Distribution Rate: 7.53%
• Effective Leverage: 25.87%
• Capital Gains: -
• Base Expense Ratio: 0.95%
• Net Assets: $ 2.3 billion

Aluminum Stocks

Aluminum stocks are part of basic materials stock sector. Aluminum companies are involved in the mining or processing of bauxite. It may also involve the manufacturing and distribution of aluminum bars, rods, and other products. Aluminum wasn't really used until the 1800s when it was separated and eventually produced to make useful items.

Aluminum Companies List

Aluminum is one of chemical elements. It is practically the third most abundant elements in the world. The others are oxygen and silicon. Aluminum also makes up 8% of the weight of the Earth's crust. The aluminum industry adds more than $100 billion to the U.S. economy each year. That's about 1% of the US GDP.

Aluminum companies are:

• Alcoa Inc. (AA)
• Aluminum Corporation Of China Limited (ACH)
• Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU)
• Century Aluminum Co. (CENX)