Count on it -- gold will remain a solid investment for the foreseeable future, and that means that some of the hot stocks to watch in the next few months will be those based on mining or with a basis in precious metals futures. Think about it: gold hit a record high of $860.10 an ounce on Wednesday, then investors saw that record smashed on Friday, when gold hit $864.70 an ounce. Am I alone in thinking that $900 an ounce gold can't be too far out in the future? It's a good idea to seek out some free stock market quotes for stocks whose value is based on gold, silver, or platinum. If you doubt gold's future, do some stock investment research on your own about the size of the world's gold stocks, trends in gold prices, and political instability in gold and oil producing areas. If you've done any kind of stock investment research prior to reading this, then you must know that gold and other precious metals are traditionally the havens of nervous investors. And right now, even though a recession hasn't hit the U.S. yet, there's a lot of instability and uncertainty in the domestic economy, and the political turmoil in places like Kenya, Pakistan and the Middle East will certain limit the flow of oil and other valued commodities, driving prices up across the boards. So do you stock investment research and see if I'm right about gold.
