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Q: Hi Peter…According to the Globe the US Treasury will borrow 1Trillion in the 3rd Quarter. Sounds like Trump has given up lifting the governments couch’s seat cushions to fund the deficit. I doubt the Federal Reserve will be able to do much to solve this problem. Seems to be good for gold miners even though they all took it on the chin today. Do you agree?

Jim
Read Answer Asked by James on July 29, 2025
Q: I've asked a few questions on GDXY before but I'm still trying to get my head around the reasons for the fluctuations in yield . As I understand it they invest in the Van Eck gold miners index writing covered calls .... Nothing particularly spooky there. There are other covered call ETF's that invest in gold mines . But none of them have a yield anywhere near what GDXY does..... So I would like an explanation of why ? Two months ago the dividend that went into my account was 59% { calculated annually " } . Last month it was 68% { calculated annually } . This morning it was 26.9% { calculated annually } ...... That's a considerable difference from the previous two months . And looking at both the VIX { for volatility in option pricing } and a graph of gold prices doesn't account for it ..... Please explain just exactly how this fund works ? .....And why the considerable drop ? ...... Also please confirm my calculation of this month's yield ? ..... { If my financial institution screwed up the amount that should have gone into my account I want to know about it } .....Thanks again for your terrific service .....
Read Answer Asked by Garth on July 25, 2025
Q: Could you please provide an update on Teck. Copper is at a very high price while this company seems to be struggling. If the outlook is questionable do you have another recommendation in the sector?

Thanks for such a great service.

Dave.
Read Answer Asked by David on July 24, 2025
Q: Good morning,

May I have your top “2 to 4” stocks (Canadian or American) for each please? (If such exist.)

- Iron ore
- Aluminum
- Platinum
- Palladium
- Rare earth

Thank you very much.
Read Answer Asked by Sandra on July 24, 2025
Q: Good morning,

I am underweight gold at the moment, and know that this needs to change for a whole host of reasons, particularly heading into what traditionally has been a volatile time of year. The problem is that when I look at price charts for both AEM and FNV I struggle to add at these lofty levels. Do you think initiating a 1-2% weight in total split evenly between these 2 names would be prudent in light of ongoing and expected future market volatility?

Thanks as always.
Read Answer Asked by Trevor on July 22, 2025
Q: This stock lost about 60% in 2 days after they failed to reach a settlement with the U.S. EPA and now will have to go to court,I think I read their copper reserves there are one of the biggest reserves in the world,very bigly,I’m surprised Trumps henchman couldn’t get that pushed through,do you think there’s any value waiting and how long might that be..your thoughts on the project going forward thanks in a bigly way lol
Read Answer Asked by Greg on July 21, 2025
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