Gold Portfolio Manager Names Top Stock Pick for 2019

Ralph Aldis, portfolio manager at U.S. Global Investors with over 30 years’ experience, spoke with MoneyShow on his top gold mining stock pick for 2019.

Ralph likes Wesdome Gold Mines, Ltd. because of its strong drilling results at one of its two mining operations in Canada. He is also impressed by the management team behind this company. Ralph says Wesdome “has continued to execute and put out good drill results” and that its Kiena Complex in Quebec “is starting to shape up to be a real gem.” Junior gold miners can be highly volatile to invest in, however Ralph believes that Wesdome is “geographically situated in a very safe jurisdiction and has a lot of prospectivity.”

Wesdome is a top holding in one of the gold funds Ralph manages – the World Precious Minerals Fund (UNWPX).  The fund seeks to invest in companies principally engaged in the exploration for, or mining and processing of, precious minerals such as gold, silver, platinum group, palladium and diamonds. Ralph has managed UNWPX for over 15 years and was named Best Americas Based Fund Manager by the Mining Journal in 2016.

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Fund portfolios are actively managed, and holdings may change daily. Holdings are reported as of the most recent quarter-end. Holdings by region in the Gold and Precious Metals Fund as a percentage of net assets as of 9/30/2018: Wesdome Gold Mines, Ltd. 5.05%, Alamos Gold 0.0%, Richmont Mines, Inc. 0.00%, SSR Mining Inc. 0.00%, Claude Resources 0.00%.

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The Best Americas Based Fund Manager award is given by the Mining Journal, a leading publication for the global mining industry, as a part of their annual outstanding achievement award series. The award is decided based on fund metrics provided by Morningstar.