Sunday Dec 31, 2006

The $10,000 Challenge, Part 2

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The $10,000 Challenge, Part 2

by S.R. Nunnally, Editor, Material Profits Wildcatter

Not everyone is content just to put their money in something and let it sit. Some of you are willing to take on a bit more risk. With more risk comes more reward, right? But you’ve got to be smart about it. Not every risk is worth taking, and you don’t want to be left with only the shirt on your back.

So what would you do with an extra $10,000 to invest?

Here are three sectors that will satisfy the speculator in you: uranium, precious metals and alternative energy.

Uranium has been so hot this year, and the good news is that we’re not going to see it cool off in 2007. Uranium is currently going for $72 a pound, a whopping 893% increase since January 2001. Annualized, that’s 178.6%. Resource Capital Research (RCR) puts uranium at $90 a pound in 2007 and at $115 in 2008. Judging by its rate of growth over the past five years, I’d be hard put to argue with it.

Incidentally, RCR follows a group of Australian junior uranium miners. Their group is up 53% in the past three months and an amazing 186% in the past year. See any resemblance to this number? The annual rise of uranium is 178%. These junior miners are rising just as quickly as uranium.

In this sector, junior explorers like Paladin Resources (PDN:ASX) (PDN:TSX) (PALAF.PK:Other OTC), Laramide Resources (LAM:TSX) (LAM:TSX-V) (LMRXF.PK:Other OTC), and Tournigan Gold Corp. (TVC:TSX-V) (TVZCF.PK:Other OTC) with advanced-stage projects and little to no debt will do very well with rising uranium prices.

Paladin Resources is my favorite, but I’m really interested in Tournigan Gold with its 40km uranium deposit in Slovakia. I’d keep my eye on these two.

The precious metals sector has been pretty volatile this year, with gold prices topping out and sliding below $600 an ounce in early fall. Silver took a huge hit in May and again in September, and has recently been hit yet again. Each time, it’s come back with a vengeance, though not reaching its highs from back in early May.

This next leg up could challenge that rise, and certain silver-mining companies could benefit handsomely. Take a look at Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE:NYSE) (CDM:TSX) (CDLA.PK:Other OTC) and Hecla Mining (HL:NYSE), two “purer” silver plays. (There aren’t many pure silver plays as a mining company will pull out other minerals if it finds them.) These two are experiencing wonderful growth and are priced at around $5 and $7.30, respectively.

Also keep an eye on Pan American Silver Corp. (PAAS:NASDAQ) (PAA:TSX). It’s a bit more expensive for a small-cap stock, but it’s pulling out some great numbers.

Now, alternative energy stocks are probably some of the hardest stocks to pick. There are so many opportunities, and so many failures. I think 2007 will start to weed out some of the bad apples. Venture capital has been flowing into this sector like mad. It’s the third most lucrative investment area, and no doubt 2007 will continue with this trend, especially since domestic energy resources and environmental issues will move to the forefront when the new Democratic Congress takes over in January.

Whether or not you believe a Democratic Congress can get anything done in either area, the added interest is sure to give some renewable energy stocks a boost. I think we’ll see some strong movements in the wind sector and solar sector in 2007. My favorite wind stock is Vestas Wind Systems (VWSYF.PK:Other OTC), but it’s been on such a tear lately that price has just ballooned too high. An interesting penny stock wind company is NaiKun Wind Energy Group (NKW:TSX-V) and its Hecate Strait development, the Haida Energy Field, with a forecasted 1,750 MW wind farm once complete.

There are two small solar companies worth taking a look at: Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ:NASDAQ) and Xantrex Technology, Inc. (XTX:TSX).

Canadian Solar manufactures solar cells in China and sells them to markets in Germany, Spain, Canada, China and Japan. Three out of these five (Germany, Spain and Japan) have well-established and growing solar markets. China will soon be a major market.

Xantrex Technology has found a niche market that will treat it well once more renewable energy sources start to be tied into traditional power grids, be it wind, solar or hydrogen.

There are a ton of speculative plays out there, but I think your $10,000 will be best allocated to the uranium, precious metals and alternative energy sectors.

Happy holidays!

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