Silver Wheaton: This 'Weird' Business Has Huge Profit Potential

By Stock Croc:Do you like the feel of silver, smooth and lustrous in your hand as you scoop up the last of the pâté de foie gras at the office Christmas party? The precious metal bespeaks wealth and elegance, but somebody has to dig it out of the ground. With the price of silver in heady territory, I looked at five silver mining stocks and found one I liked because it doesn’t get its hands dirty while forking over cash to investors – Silver Wheaton Corp (SLW). The Vancouver-based outfit bills itself as a metals streaming company. For an upfront payment, it buys the right to purchase all or a portion of silver production at a low fixed cost from silver mines. This unconventional or 'weird' business model isn’t all that makes the company shine, though. Its unique dividend policy lets investors capture a good chunk of cash as the good timesComplete Story »

 

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  • Robert Hallberg submits:Established in 2004 Silver Wheaton (SLW) has been a top performing silver stock. It has rewarded early investors with a tenfold return on their money in only seven years.

  • Benzinga submits:With gold and silver’s luster seemingly increasing every single day, I am the lookout for stocks trading below $10 with highly levered balance sheets. These stocks will move in dramatic fashion, both up and down, given a respective move in the prices of the precious metals they mine.

  • By PowerOptions:Silver Wheaton (SLW) is in the silver streaming business. The company buys and sells silver and doesn’t own or operate a mine or own any of the messy capital equipment that goes along with operating silver mines.

  • David Urban submits:Silver Wheaton (SLW) is a silver streaming company formed in 1999 to purchase the silver byproduct from mines in exchange for an upfront payment and then sell the silver in the global market at spot.

  • By Jim Van Meerten: Over the past 5 years investors in Silver Wheaton (SLW) have seen this stock grow 334%. If you're into placing some precious metals in your portfolio for inflation protection, consider this stock's returns over the last 5 years.

  • Mark Thomas submits:We at thesilvershortage.com have been searching for the best silver mining stock, and in the last three months we have researched and owned Silver Wheaton (SLW), Pan American (PAAS), Endeavor Silver (EXK), Coeur d’ Alene (

  • By Bryce Till: After spending some time researching some of my favorite gurus like David Einhorn, Guy Spier, and Mohnish Pabrai, it became clear that all of them had one thing in common among their investment disciplines and strategies: an investment checklist influenced by Warren Buffett.

  • This report was sent to subscribers on October 6, 2010.  Join our free mailing list to receive this actionable info 48 hours before the public… EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: • Precious metals are in high demand as investors look for safety in the face of currency uncertainty.

  • Michael K. Dawson submits: Investors are attracted to mining stocks due to their leverage to underlying metal. When the leverage doesn’t materialize there is always a lot of questioning. The current divergence between physical Gold & Silver and the Gold & Silver Miners is as large as I can recall since I began following the sector in 2002.

  • Super Stock Screener submits:By Atif MasoodSilver Wheaton (SLW) is the largest silver streaming company with a market capitalization of $12.20 billion. Over the last nine months, the company’s stock has posted a blockbuster performance (see Chart 1 below).

 
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