Pick a company to invest $10k in US stock market gold/silver sector?

A 50% return in anything less than 5 years is an unrealistic goal.

Selecting a sector for investment that is currently hitting multi-decade highs is setting yourself for momentum chasing that is bound to end badly.

Charting and technical analysis is a waste of time, when it works at all it is only ever at the margin (and it is frequently, seriously, wrong).

Fundamental analysis is much more valuable but it is also something that cannot be easily summarized in a format like this one. At a minimum, you must have a clear understanding of profit and cash statements, a feel for the management of the company, and a foundation in financial strength/soundness and a margin of safety.

I would recommend, at least, scanning these books for insight:

The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need ~ Andrew Tobias

Your Money and Your Brain ~ ~ Jason Zweig

The Only Three Questions That Count~ Ken Fisher

Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings ~ Philip A. Fisher

Stocks for the Long Run ~ Jeremy Siegel

The Black Swan ~ Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Mr. Market Miscalculates ~ James Grant

Tomorrow's Gold ~ Marc Faber

Part of the point of this list is that these experts do not agree. Some of them fiercely disagree with each other. Something to keep in mind before putting any of your hard earned money at risk.

So..

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Buying PAAS is certainly a speculation. The price is relatively high compared to its earnings, but with mining stocks that comparison generally has little relevance. Neither does market cap to revenue. People just do not buy these stocks based on fundamentals. They apparently buy them based on some other criteria--namely in this case a hedge against devaluation of the dollar. In the recent past the stock has sold above $40 a share so I would not be surprised if that were to happen once more. Of comparable size and quality are CDE, HL, and SSRI.

MGN is not in the same league as the above companies. It is extremely speculative. That description is perhaps being overly optimistic. In this particular case one might be better off placing the 10k on black in Las Vegas. You either double your money instantly or go home broke. The odds are against you.

USAA Precious Medals fund, take a look, this has a history of going up and down, I call it my wild fund. I would pick out a couple precious metal mutual funds or even three of them and put 5,000 in all three. Good luck

Of course gold is at an all time high, will it go higher? That is the gamble you must take.

Also, the stock market is hanging around 10,000 previous high was 14,000 we are 25% below its previous high, the market has always recovered and exceeded it past high. So its a good time to invest in the stock market.

Penny stocks are loosely categorized companies with share prices of below $5 and with market caps of under $200 million. They are sometimes referred to as "the slot machines of the equity market" because of the money involved. There may be a good place for penny stocks in the portfolio of an experienced, advanced investor, however, if you follow this guide you will learn the most efficient strategies https://tr.im/fb19f

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=1y&s=PAAS&l=on&z=m...

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With Yahoo Finance or most broker accounts, you can draw a chart which overlays charts for other symbols.

I prefer IAG. HOWEVER the gold market is at its top. A stock like IAG could drop 10% next week. If you are thinking medium to longer term, buy it and wait for the next surge.

Some minerals companies are diversified. BHP, RTP and FCX are examples.

Today the best speculative play is GDX, Golder Miner ETF. For fun, buy with margin. For a thrill ride, buy either Calls or Puts.

Good idea? Actually it's historically stupid. Why? Because the real wealth is made by people like Warren Buffett.

Just because you can afford to lose your shirt doesn't mean you should.

This is the wrong section. You should be looking for the category of GAMBLING for the stock market is nothing more than a casino.

If you can be speculative you can play the direxions and go bust/boom in a quicker amount of time.

I would learn how to play before making these casino wagers however. Learn the technicals or fundamentals so that you can beat the house.

Yes, anyone can invest in the US stock market. You will, however, have to sign a W-9 form with the brokerage, and the US government will take out noncitizen withholding taxes from all dividends & interest paid to you. I am not sure how they handle capital gains & losses. Check with the brokerage about this.

I've been doing well. I don't buy and hold though.

Long WNR (5K shares in the $5 range) / O

Short-term RMIX (40K shares in the .70 range)

TheGreatGate @ http://followthestockguru.com/

I like CEF, which buys and holds gold and silver. I have owned some for several years, and it has appreciated nicely.

You can read about them here:

http://www.centralfund.com/

Grandpa