Gold stocks are down, but now would be a great time to buy because the stocks are so cheap
Their stocks will either go up or down. It is not that hard.
If the Sensex goes up, it means that the prices of the stocks of most of the companies under the BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) Sensex (30 companies) have gone up. If the Sensex goes down, this tells you that the stock price of most of the major stocks on the BSE have gone down. Simlpe! :)
You can start investing in gold buy purchasing stocks in gold. You can also purchase gold bars. Gold bars are a way to secure your gold in the market without worrying about losing the value.
Canada's Economy. Mostly based on the price of oil stocks. As the oil goes down. So does the dollar. Its also partially based off of gold and silver prices.
Owning a stock is sort of like playing the lottery, you can buy them at a low price and hope that they grow and grow. The more money the company you invested in, the more your stocks will go up. Once the stock goes up that you bought you can sell them at a higher price and make a profit. Although the prices of the stocks can go down in which case you will lose a lot of money.
gold up, stocks down
The price of stocks is determined by the Demand and Supply theory. When there is a heavy demand for stocks and the supply is less then the prices go up. When there is a heavy supply of stocks and there is less demand then the prices go down. When the price of stocks goes up, the market goes up and when the price of stocks go down the market goes down.
The fact of the matter is that gold stocks are stocks first and gold second. Owning gold stock is much the same as owning any other type of stock. It should be noted that during periods of major downturn in the stock market gold stocks will generally fall just as other stocks do.
The price of stocks is determined by the Demand and Supply theory. When there is a heavy demand for stocks and the supply is less then the prices go up. When there is a heavy supply of stocks and there is less demand then the prices go down.
Some risks for investing in gold are that the stocks for gold could fall meaning that the value of gold drops and you lose your investment. The benefit of investing in gold is that gold also goes up as well as down so if you lose one day you could gain the next day.
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gold has never been worth $0. some stocks have.
When stock prices are down, people with lots of money buy up the low priced stocks. They do so in anticipation that the stocks will eventually go back up and they will be able to sell at a nice profit.
One source of information on gold stocks is GLDSTOCK which provides current information on what is happening in the gold market and gold stock. One can invest in gold through stock in gold mining companies or gold companies.
Investment in high risk stocks is a potentially lucrative and dangerous undertaking. These volatile, "high flyer" stocks move up and down the market dramatically. Examples of such stocks currently include CARBO Ceramics and Priceline.
Gold
You can find a list of Canadian gold stocks on a website called CanadianBusiness under investing. Some examples are Rangold Resources Ltd, Goldcorp Inc, Eldorado Gold Corp and Timmins Gold Corp.