Sprott Inc.

SII-T

A good way to play gold? The short answer is Yes. This is a multi faceted organization and have several different business lines. If you see continued growth in gold and silver, you are going to get the combination of higher market values for gold, and as a result, higher NAVs. Also, it will attract flows.

(A Top Pick Dec 19/12. Down 27.52%.) Had been intended as a tax loss selling example. He was able to buy this through some difficulty through 2012 and literally Sold it in the 1^st week of January. A seasonal play and he made about 15%. You could play this for a seasonal trade here.

This is a “risk on” trade as this was down 33% over the last year. This is a firm filled with some very original thinkers and they really, truly believe in what they are doing. Last year, at about this time, there was a rally of about 40% off of these lows. Stock is getting dumped and you might want to take advantage of that. Sees a three-month climb here. 3.4% dividend yield.

Funds have been a tough space and in the case of this one, they are very tied to the natural resource sector, which was great in the last decade but he doubts if this is going to be the place to be in the next decade. Have brought in a new roster of funds. At the current price, he doesn’t know that there is much downside left. He doesn’t have a lot of passion to be going into it.