Rick Rule's 6 Stock Picking Strategies
In a recent interview with Resource Insider's Jamie Keech, legendary resource speculator Rick Rule shared his criteria of what it takes to be a top ranked company in his eyes. Rick mentioned that only 7 companies have received the top-most rating in his 35 years of ranking stocks and that the last company he gave a top rating to was Ivanhoe Mines 4 years ago. Below is the discerning criteria employed by the President and CEO of Sprott US Holdings: 1. The company must be selling at half its present liquidation value 2. The company must be adequately capitalised to survive for 2 years 3. Belief that the stock can double over the ensuing 18-month period 4. Belief that the company offers a 10-fold price escalation potential in a foreseeable commodity price environment over 5 years 5. The company must have or have a reasonable prospect of developing a tier-1/world class asset 6. The company must possess a top tier tri