Gold prices keep moving higher, and so do these hot mining stocks
By Jeff Reeves
InvestorPlace.com
Gold prices have firmed up in 2014, rising more than 8% since January to outperform the major stock market indices.
The rise in gold prices has naturally lifted the value of gold bullion, as well as popular gold ETFs like the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) and the iShares Gold Trust (IAU).
But there are a handful of gold stocks that have dramatically outpaced the increase in gold prices, with gains of as much as 130% since January.
The reasons for this outperformance in gold stocks vs. gold prices is complex, but generally speaking, the causes include: