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Investment Q&A

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Q: Are there any advantages to buying a physical gold bar at Costco vs holding in through an etf such as GLD?
Secondly, notwithstanding the incredible recent run up in the commodity and the miners, what is your outlook on gold for the next 5 to 10 years?
Lastly, if the sector is still appealing to you, would you buy the commodity etf, a seniors etf or a juniors etf?

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Read Answer Asked by Karim on June 05, 2025
Q: As I read their press releases TKO has a new mine which should be producing copper towards the end of this year and the CEO has noted that the new mine will increase production and cash flow etc - although the extent of the increase is not defined. Could you please provide some guidance on the extent this new mine will have on the profitability of this company. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Mike on June 03, 2025
Q: IMPUY Hi 5i another obscure one that is a paladium play. My sources are not very informative so I am hoping you can help with some insight. Just interested in adding a small initial position in a speculative small cap group. The company name is Impala Mining and is pretty much the only pure play on Palatium
Read Answer Asked by Robert on May 30, 2025
Q: Investors may hold gold in various forms in their portfolios including gold miners, companies which buy gold companies profits, physical gold , EFTs investing in gold miners , EFTs investing in basic metal miners including gold companies and likely some other gold-related investment . instruments.
Which , in your view is the best way to invest/hold a gold related instruments in someone portfolio ?
Thank you,
Miroslaw
Read Answer Asked by Miroslaw on May 21, 2025
Q: I know 5i doesn't like to give out portfolio weighting advice so I won't ask .... I'm considering increasing my position in GDXY to 10% { from it's current weighting of 4.72% } . With the US dollar on a rather steady decline, and Powell unable to lower rates due to tariff inflation .....I think the outlook for gold is positive .....

First given the first two facts would 5i consider this a conservative , moderate risk, or risky approach ? ..... And second what dollar amount would gold have to drop to take me out of the black of that currently 42.3% dividend {That yield is from TD Waterhouse feel free to correct it if it is wrong } ..... ? In spite of the recent drop from my purchase price { down 11% } I am still way in the black collecting my rather large monthly dividend ..... I would like to know how much the price of gold would have to drop to put GDXY in a negative position relative to it's current yield ?.....

Though GDXY has only existed for a year I imagine a correlation between the movement of the price of gold compared to the movement of GDXY unit price could be calculated..... I just don't know how to do that ....... Thanks for you terrific service ......
Read Answer Asked by Garth on May 16, 2025
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