September 14, 2009
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After collapsing alongside the rest of the market in 2008, gold stocks have had an astounding rebound. While most sectors of the economy continued to fall into the first quarter of 2009, precious metal equities bottomed in late October and were quick to recover. Those with the courage bought in the aftermath of this mother of a correction and, during the early stages of rebound, have made out handsomely.

Since the end of last October, the XAU index of large-cap gold and silver stocks is up 157%, whereas the McEwen Junior Gold Index has shot up by 238%. That’s leverage of over 4-to-1 and 6-to-1, respectively, to the price of gold, itself rising a respectable 38% over the same period. Compare that to a mere 17% return for the DJIA or 23% for the S&P 500.

Just take a look at how these gold indices have far outperformed all other major market sectors from late October 2008 to date:
  • Technology: 44%
  • Consumer Discretionary: 43%
  • Materials: 42%  (Contains gold stocks)
  • Energy: 22%
  • Industrials: 18%
  • Health Care: 16%
  • Consumer Staples: 13%
  • Telecommunications: 13%
  • Financials: 9%
  • Utilities: 8% 
Within every crisis lies an opportunity, and leveraging that opportunity requires knowing when and what to buy and selectively building your positions ahead of the big moves. When crisis is afoot, gold has continually lived up to its reputation as a safe haven. Although there is no such thing as a risk-free investment, there are risk-free trials to today’s best resource for junior gold investing.

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