gold mining ETFs

With the Summer Olympics right around the corner, the public will be reminded of another slight to silver: It is the medal awarded to second-place finishers in various events. In the investment world this year, silver is far from a runner-up. Talk About Some Awesome Returns The iShares Silver Trust...

This is how things are going for gold exchange-traded funds this year. Physically-backed ETFs, such as the SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSE: GLD), have been good. Gold mining ETFs have been better. A lot better. For example, the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX), is up 73.1 percent year-to-date...