2 Top RBC Gold Stock Picks for Investors Worried About a Crash

Commodities & Metals

Published: January 8, 2016 8:20 am

Last Updated: January 13, 2020 3:17 pm

The market roller-coaster is starting to give investors whiplash as the markets are off to the worst start of the year ever. By now, as the financial media juggernaut begins to trot out all the bears for their negative opinions, investors start to worry if a crash is possible. The bottom line is the impetus behind this sell-off is not economic data or possible recession, it’s headline driven. When you combine a market meltdown in China with North Korea nukes, and you toss in some Middle East friction, markets get queasy.

One thing investors should do, regardless of the current situation, is to have at least a percentage of their portfolio dedicated to gold and silver. Between central government purchasing and emerging market demand, prices while range bound have probably bottomed. A new report from the analysts at RBC maintains that while gold stocks will remain volatile this year, investors should look for trading opportunities around core gold and silver equity holdings.

Two of the firm’s top stocks to buy trade on U.S. exchanges and make good sense, not only for the current volatile markets, but for patient long-term investors looking to hedge stock portfolios some. Both are rated Outperform at RBC.

Agnico Eagle Mines

This top stock to Buy has remained a long-time RBC favorite. Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (NYSE: AEM) is a senior Canadian gold mining company that has produced precious metals since 1957. Its eight mines are located in Canada, Finland and Mexico, with exploration and development activities in each of these regions, as well as in the United States and Sweden. Agnico Eagle Mines and its shareholders have full exposure to gold prices due to its long-standing policy of no forward gold sales. And the company has declared a cash dividend every year since 1983.