Commodity HQ: Gold Stocks To Play QE3

With QE3 now an announced fact, gold has come back into the spotlight. While the actual historical performance of gold as an inflation hedge is more mixed than some goldbugs realize, the reality is that gold has done pretty well during most prior periods of monetary stimulus. Moreover, with the ongoing uncertainty regarding the economic health and future of Europe, the United States, Japan and China, gold’s demonstrated value as a hedge against uncertainty may also come into play.



Investors have a variety of ways to use gold to enhance or secure the performance of their portfolio. Here are five names to consider.

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Investopedia: What Does Q3 Mean For The Market?

Long in coming and widely anticipated, the Fed announced September 13 that it would launch another effort to stimulate the economy through further monetary policy actions. The implications extend not to the tens of billions of dollars that will be spent on mortgage-backed securities, but also into the interest rate, equity and commodity markets, as well as the global economy.

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