You might sometimes get excited
about junior stocks, but recognize that new or unproven companies involve extra risk.
When we
recommend junior stocks exploring for minerals, we prefer those that operate in an area whose geology is similar to that of nearby producing mines.
As I discussed in Monday's post, an American ETF provider launched the Global X S&P / TSX Venture 30 Canada ETF (NYSE Arca: TSXV) on March 17, the first index fund pegged to Canada's
junior stock exchange.
The unfortunate effect of unbridled shorting
on junior stocks is that it has created at least the impression of manipulation in the markets if not actual manipulation.
If that type of fundamental analysis is market timing, then I'm a market timer but most of the money that I have made
in junior stocks has come about as a consequence of answering unanswered questions, either through process improvement or through exploration and that's a very long term gain.
URANIUM industry veteran Alan Eggers says consolidation is inevitable in the uranium exploration sector, as there are too many
junior stocks chasing the dream.
Beware of getting caught in a vicious circle Some investors, worried about their money eroding, or tempted by even greater gains, seek higher returns in riskier investments, such as gold and silver stocks, even in high -
risk junior stocks.
They floated a number of companies on London's
junior stock market, the Alternative Investment Market (AIM).
But while the main market may be famous, the UK's
junior stock exchange has largely remained under the radar.
Working with a Cominco subsidiary, Keevil finds the small - cap explorer compromised by the «ephemeral response of
the junior stock market.»
They could be well - established stocks or
junior stocks or even the occasional new issue.
Junior Stocks of Gold — These are high - risk gold investments with big potential payouts.
Combine this with a lack of regulatory oversight on
some junior stock exchanges, and the fact that these companies are easy to launch, and you can appreciate why investment frauds are more common with penny stocks.
Typically, these readers took a flyer on
a junior stock, took profits at the right time and repeated the process.
Pinetree took on a lot of risk with its resource concentration and
its junior stock holdings over the last few years.