RBC Suggests These 5 Gold Stocks as Hedge against Volatility
RBC Capital Markets has made a case for owning gold and gold stocks (GDX) to hedge against market volatility. The firm mentions, “Gold has emerged as a short-term hedge against this volatility and we recommend investors add gold exposure especially with the equity valuations at multi-year lows. We maintain our flat $1,300 per ounce gold and $17.50 per ounce silver assumptions while marking to market for the first quarter of 2018.”