A security guard places several one-kilogramme gold bars inside a secured vault in Dubai, United Arab Emirates April 20, 2006. Spot gold surged to a 25-year high of $645.75 on Thursday in a rally that has been driven by inflation worries, political tensions in the Middle East and instability in currency markets. REUTERS/Tamara Abdul HadiSTR/Reuters
Wondering whether to get into mining or precious metals at this point? Kevin MacLean, who runs the Sentry Select Precious Metals Growth Fund and has just won a Lipper Award, took your questions.
He looks for companies that can thrive without depending on a rising gold price, and sticks to smaller-capitalization firms as opposed to giants such as Barrick Gold Corp. or Newmont Mining Corp. Read about Mr. MacLean's outlook in this article:
He'll was online today at noon (ET) to take your investing questions. You can reread the discussion by scrolling down and clicking on the live blog box below.
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