Diamonds: An investor’s best friend?
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Mark Watson-Mitchell delves into the shiny world of diamonds to uncover what drives people’s obsession with this hardest of materials.
Commodities
The ecstasy of gold
8 mins. to read
Mark Watson Mitchell explains some very interesting facts about gold – and why the precious yellow metal is a long-term winner!
2 oil stocks with dirt-cheap valuations
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Robert Stephens, CFA, considers the prospects for two FTSE 250 oil companies in the wake of the recent oil price falls.
2 gold miners to help overcome turbulent stock markets
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Robert Stephens, CFA, considers the investment potential of gold miners given the higher levels market volatility.
2 oil stocks set to benefit from rising oil prices
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Robert Stephens, CFA, considers the prospects for two FTSE 250 oil producers – Tullow Oil and Premier Oil.
2 gold miners to soften the blow of a US-China trade war
2 mins. to read
Robert Stephens discusses why gold miners could have investment appeal given the uncertain outlook for the world economy.
Why BP and Shell could provide sound income returns
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Robert Stephens discusses why BP and Shell could be among the most impressive dividend shares in the FTSE 100.
Rising risks could make these 2 gold miners more appealing
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The performance of global stock markets thus far in 2018 can best be described as ‘volatile’. The S&P 500, FTSE 100 and various other major indices have seen their price levels experience a rollercoaster ride in recent months. There are a number of reasons for this. Tensions in Syria have increased in recent days, while…
Strong year for global mining investment trust
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It has been a strong year for BlackRock World Mining (LON:BRWM) with a NAV return of 24% in 2017. The performance has been driven by the pick-up in global economic growth, and sentiment towards the fund is finally starting to improve after a significant write-down in 2013 dented investor confidence. If the economic recovery continues…
2 oil shares offering high potential returns
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The last decade has been a rollercoaster ride for investors in the oil and gas industry. Just under ten years ago, the oil price peaked at $158 per barrel before falling sharply to trade at less than one-third of that level. A recovery in the period 2009-2014 was undone by a glut of supply. This…