Topic: How To Invest

Hi Pat: I would like to add a gold stock to my portfolio and was considering either Goldcorp or Detour Gold. What is you view on these two stocks? Thank you so much.

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Goldcorp, $21.13, symbol G on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 830.3 million; Market cap: $18.0 billion; www.goldcorp.com), is a Canadian-based gold miner. The company produces gold, silver and base metals. Its mines include Red Lake and three others in Canada (Porcupine, Musselwhite and Eleonore); Penasquito and Los Filos in Mexico; Marlin in Guatemala; the Cerro Negro and Alumbrera (37.5% interest) in Argentina; and Pueblo Viejo (40%) in the Dominican Republic. As well, Goldcorp has five projects in the development stage. In 2015, the company produced 3.5 million ounces of gold, up 20.6% from 2.9 million ounces in 2014. The increase mostly came from the start up of the Cerro Negro gold/silver mine in January 2015 and the Eleonore gold mine in April 2015. In the three months ended December 31, 2015, Goldcorp’s revenue rose 28.4%. That’s a jump from to $1.07 billion from $835.0 million, a year earlier. Cash flow rose 30.5%, to $338.0 million, or $0.41 a share, from $259.0 million, or…