CEF News and Press, Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust Units From 02/18/22

Gold and Silver continue to offer a reasonable hedge against equity downturns. If inflation moderates, these metals tend to be strong performing assets. There is a risk, however, that if inflation stays too hot, the values could take a big hit. Silver will benefit from an increase...

We have already seen quite a bit of volatility in the early stages of 2022. The good news is, the market has bounced back quickly after hitting correction territory (S&P 500). Inflation remains top of mind, so I will explore a few ways investors can stay ahead of it. Fixed-inc...

Denomination of assets and securities in ounces of silver reveal insights into the current conditions of key market sectors otherwise unknown. The oil-to-silver nominal price ratio reveals an inferred market dynamic that plays on the normalization of silver prices to account for debt ...

Gold and silver have been on a decline recently, so I see some relative value opening up for these assets. If inflation moderates, that should be a tailwind for CEF. The fund still trades at a discount to NAV, making it a reasonably good way to play this space. Stocks look exp...

The Palm Valley Capital Fund invests in small cap stocks. While our Fund is new, its underlying absolute return-based investment strategy is not. We have practiced the same strategy throughout our careers in investment management. For the third quarter ending September 30, 2021, the P...

We expected a move lower in PSLV the last time we covered it. Today, we review why the fund has been such a bad performer. We also go over why we are changing our tune a little bit. For further details see: PSLV: 3 Lessons From The Lost Decade In Silver

Gold appears to have bottomed at $1,675 on August 9. If it holds, it would constitute a very rare triple bottom from March. Gold stocks are nevertheless trading poorly, but as I show here, gold stocks historically have done poorly around triple bottoms in gold. The major triple bo...

Last year, we were looking at distribution changes due to the COVID pandemic sell-off. CEFs distribute out most of their earnings as distributions, so they pay relatively higher yields. However, relatively higher yields mean that any downturn is likely to cause distribution cuts. ...

Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust is a closed-end fund designed to help investors get their bullion allocation. The fees are reasonable and the performance has been as expected. We go over why we like this fund and how it can be a part of your portfolio. For further deta...

St. Louis Fed president James Bullard admits the Fed is out of position to fight price inflation and may be forced to chase, which would be very disruptive for markets. He says that the Fed would have to stop asset purchases and hike rates to above "whatever the neutral policy rate is...