heavenlyboy34
03-06-2013, 10:30 AM
Not sure why they felt a need to cover a non-story, but I thought I'd share.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/thought-ron-pauls-investments-big-151224620.html
Earlier today we revisited former Texas Congressman Ron Paul's precious metal-heavy portfolio. (http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=ArfMTw2gL8jB.UVPB3W_TIJHAIhG;_ylu=X3oDMTFqMDg xZXM0BG1pdANBcnRpY2xlIEJvZHkEcG9zAzEEc2VjA01lZGlhQ XJ0aWNsZUJvZHlBc3NlbWJseQ--;_ylg=X3oDMTM1Y3Vlczd0BGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRw c3RhaWQDNWRiYzQ4NjAtN2JjYS0zNTMzLWE3NTYtNGUwMjFiYT JmYjRjBHBzdGNhdANuZXdzBHB0A3N0b3J5cGFnZQR0ZXN0A1Rl c3RfQUZD;_ylv=0/SIG=139rfarth/EXP=1363796687/**http%3A//www.businessinsider.com/the-ron-paul-portfolio-has-been-getting-crushed-2013-3)
Paul is one of the most famous advocates of gold as an investment, so we took a look at how his 64 percent precious metal portfolio was handling the recent crash in the price of gold.
We took a look at the three major mining stocks that the Wall Street Journal described as the largest of Paul's holdings. Here's what has happened to them in the past six months:
Newmont Mining Company: –24.17%
Goldcorp Holdings: –24.21%
Barrick Gold: –27.14%
While those were reported as his largest holdings, Paul did report owning shares of a swathe of "junior" mining companies, (http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AnLFHcEUwXqEm6cPf8n4FWJHAIhG;_ylu=X3oDMTFqaWd 2Ymg3BG1pdANBcnRpY2xlIEJvZHkEcG9zAzIEc2VjA01lZGlhQ XJ0aWNsZUJvZHlBc3NlbWJseQ--;_ylg=X3oDMTM1Y3Vlczd0BGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRw c3RhaWQDNWRiYzQ4NjAtN2JjYS0zNTMzLWE3NTYtNGUwMjFiYT JmYjRjBHBzdGNhdANuZXdzBHB0A3N0b3J5cGFnZQR0ZXN0A1Rl c3RfQUZD;_ylv=0/SIG=12vf10gf3/EXP=1363796687/**http%3A//www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2011/06/ron-pauls-stock-portfolio.html) considered smaller and riskier bets.
We took a look at how those mining companies performed (https://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AofiuuohCN79DXwTKbgnF4lHAIhG;_ylu=X3oDMTFqc2F obm1zBG1pdANBcnRpY2xlIEJvZHkEcG9zAzQEc2VjA01lZGlhQ XJ0aWNsZUJvZHlBc3NlbWJseQ--;_ylg=X3oDMTM1Y3Vlczd0BGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRw c3RhaWQDNWRiYzQ4NjAtN2JjYS0zNTMzLWE3NTYtNGUwMjFiYT JmYjRjBHBzdGNhdANuZXdzBHB0A3N0b3J5cGFnZQR0ZXN0A1Rl c3RfQUZD;_ylv=0/SIG=1atu9n3pd/EXP=1363796687/**https%3A//www.google.com/finance%3Fchdnp=1%26chdd=1%26chds=1%26chdv=1%26chv s=maximized%26chdeh=0%26chfdeh=0%26chdet=136260360 0000%26chddm=47702%26chls=IntervalBasedLine%26cmpt o=NYSEAMEX%3ABRD;NYSEAMEX%3ACGR;TSE%3AWDO;NYSE%3AA WC;NYSE%3ANEM;NYSE%3AGG;NYSE%3AABX%26cmptdms=0;0;0 ;0;0;0;0%26q=NYSE%3AAEM%26ntsp=0%26ei=uFM3UYiUMNG3 0AHxRQ) in the past six months. The result is a series of brutal losses:
Agnico Eagle Mines : –20.6%
Allied Nevada Gold Corp: –49.03%
Alumina Common: +51.28 %
Anglo Gold Ashanti Ltd. –29.55%
BrigusGold Corp. Com MPV: –23.39%
Claude Research Inc: –46.67%
Coeur D'Alene Mines Corp: –24.92%
Hecla Mining Co: –26.94
El Dorado Gold Corp: Not Listed
IAM Gold Corp: –54.54%
Kinross: – 17.42%
Lexam Explorations Inc: – 29.41%
Mag Silver Corp: –17.39%
Metalline Mining Co: Not Listed
Pan American Silver: –17.55%
Silver Wheaton Corp: –15.57%
Virginia Mines Inc: +5.15%
Vista Gold Corp. –48.32%
Viterra Inc +0.62%
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd: –38.21%
Looking at the twenty-one publicly listed mining companies in the Ron Paul (http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AttOZDFrhV5Tazo7MUa1TCNHAIhG;_ylu=X3oDMTFqaGF mbHBnBG1pdANBcnRpY2xlIEJvZHkEcG9zAzUEc2VjA01lZGlhQ XJ0aWNsZUJvZHlBc3NlbWJseQ--;_ylg=X3oDMTM1Y3Vlczd0BGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRw c3RhaWQDNWRiYzQ4NjAtN2JjYS0zNTMzLWE3NTYtNGUwMjFiYT JmYjRjBHBzdGNhdANuZXdzBHB0A3N0b3J5cGFnZQR0ZXN0A1Rl c3RfQUZD;_ylv=0/SIG=126ikt38v/EXP=1363796687/**http%3A//www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/ron-paul) portfolio, the average return on investment was a dismal –22.62% over the past six months.
Given that the Wall Street Journal reported that Paul's portfolio was worth between $2.44 million and $5.46 million — and that 64 percent of his assets were in these precious metal stocks — a veryloose estimate is that Ron Paul has lost between $353,204 and $790,366 over the past six months, based on the average loss of his mining holdings.
The moral of the story: don't just be in gold related assets.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/thought-ron-pauls-investments-big-151224620.html
Earlier today we revisited former Texas Congressman Ron Paul's precious metal-heavy portfolio. (http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=ArfMTw2gL8jB.UVPB3W_TIJHAIhG;_ylu=X3oDMTFqMDg xZXM0BG1pdANBcnRpY2xlIEJvZHkEcG9zAzEEc2VjA01lZGlhQ XJ0aWNsZUJvZHlBc3NlbWJseQ--;_ylg=X3oDMTM1Y3Vlczd0BGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRw c3RhaWQDNWRiYzQ4NjAtN2JjYS0zNTMzLWE3NTYtNGUwMjFiYT JmYjRjBHBzdGNhdANuZXdzBHB0A3N0b3J5cGFnZQR0ZXN0A1Rl c3RfQUZD;_ylv=0/SIG=139rfarth/EXP=1363796687/**http%3A//www.businessinsider.com/the-ron-paul-portfolio-has-been-getting-crushed-2013-3)
Paul is one of the most famous advocates of gold as an investment, so we took a look at how his 64 percent precious metal portfolio was handling the recent crash in the price of gold.
We took a look at the three major mining stocks that the Wall Street Journal described as the largest of Paul's holdings. Here's what has happened to them in the past six months:
Newmont Mining Company: –24.17%
Goldcorp Holdings: –24.21%
Barrick Gold: –27.14%
While those were reported as his largest holdings, Paul did report owning shares of a swathe of "junior" mining companies, (http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AnLFHcEUwXqEm6cPf8n4FWJHAIhG;_ylu=X3oDMTFqaWd 2Ymg3BG1pdANBcnRpY2xlIEJvZHkEcG9zAzIEc2VjA01lZGlhQ XJ0aWNsZUJvZHlBc3NlbWJseQ--;_ylg=X3oDMTM1Y3Vlczd0BGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRw c3RhaWQDNWRiYzQ4NjAtN2JjYS0zNTMzLWE3NTYtNGUwMjFiYT JmYjRjBHBzdGNhdANuZXdzBHB0A3N0b3J5cGFnZQR0ZXN0A1Rl c3RfQUZD;_ylv=0/SIG=12vf10gf3/EXP=1363796687/**http%3A//www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2011/06/ron-pauls-stock-portfolio.html) considered smaller and riskier bets.
We took a look at how those mining companies performed (https://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AofiuuohCN79DXwTKbgnF4lHAIhG;_ylu=X3oDMTFqc2F obm1zBG1pdANBcnRpY2xlIEJvZHkEcG9zAzQEc2VjA01lZGlhQ XJ0aWNsZUJvZHlBc3NlbWJseQ--;_ylg=X3oDMTM1Y3Vlczd0BGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRw c3RhaWQDNWRiYzQ4NjAtN2JjYS0zNTMzLWE3NTYtNGUwMjFiYT JmYjRjBHBzdGNhdANuZXdzBHB0A3N0b3J5cGFnZQR0ZXN0A1Rl c3RfQUZD;_ylv=0/SIG=1atu9n3pd/EXP=1363796687/**https%3A//www.google.com/finance%3Fchdnp=1%26chdd=1%26chds=1%26chdv=1%26chv s=maximized%26chdeh=0%26chfdeh=0%26chdet=136260360 0000%26chddm=47702%26chls=IntervalBasedLine%26cmpt o=NYSEAMEX%3ABRD;NYSEAMEX%3ACGR;TSE%3AWDO;NYSE%3AA WC;NYSE%3ANEM;NYSE%3AGG;NYSE%3AABX%26cmptdms=0;0;0 ;0;0;0;0%26q=NYSE%3AAEM%26ntsp=0%26ei=uFM3UYiUMNG3 0AHxRQ) in the past six months. The result is a series of brutal losses:
Agnico Eagle Mines : –20.6%
Allied Nevada Gold Corp: –49.03%
Alumina Common: +51.28 %
Anglo Gold Ashanti Ltd. –29.55%
BrigusGold Corp. Com MPV: –23.39%
Claude Research Inc: –46.67%
Coeur D'Alene Mines Corp: –24.92%
Hecla Mining Co: –26.94
El Dorado Gold Corp: Not Listed
IAM Gold Corp: –54.54%
Kinross: – 17.42%
Lexam Explorations Inc: – 29.41%
Mag Silver Corp: –17.39%
Metalline Mining Co: Not Listed
Pan American Silver: –17.55%
Silver Wheaton Corp: –15.57%
Virginia Mines Inc: +5.15%
Vista Gold Corp. –48.32%
Viterra Inc +0.62%
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd: –38.21%
Looking at the twenty-one publicly listed mining companies in the Ron Paul (http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AttOZDFrhV5Tazo7MUa1TCNHAIhG;_ylu=X3oDMTFqaGF mbHBnBG1pdANBcnRpY2xlIEJvZHkEcG9zAzUEc2VjA01lZGlhQ XJ0aWNsZUJvZHlBc3NlbWJseQ--;_ylg=X3oDMTM1Y3Vlczd0BGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRw c3RhaWQDNWRiYzQ4NjAtN2JjYS0zNTMzLWE3NTYtNGUwMjFiYT JmYjRjBHBzdGNhdANuZXdzBHB0A3N0b3J5cGFnZQR0ZXN0A1Rl c3RfQUZD;_ylv=0/SIG=126ikt38v/EXP=1363796687/**http%3A//www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/ron-paul) portfolio, the average return on investment was a dismal –22.62% over the past six months.
Given that the Wall Street Journal reported that Paul's portfolio was worth between $2.44 million and $5.46 million — and that 64 percent of his assets were in these precious metal stocks — a veryloose estimate is that Ron Paul has lost between $353,204 and $790,366 over the past six months, based on the average loss of his mining holdings.
The moral of the story: don't just be in gold related assets.