More than 75% of the stocks in the S&P 500 pay a dividend, and the dividend for many of them exceeds the yield on US 10-year Treasury bonds (currently around 4.5%). However, screening for the highest-paying dividend stocks in the S&P 500 reveals some even more impressive yields. One generous payer that I looked at recently is Healthpeak Properties (PEAK), writes Clif Droke, chief analyst of Cabot SX Gold & Metals Advisor.

White metals — particularly palladium — are holding their own relative to other metals. I’m keeping a close watch on one of the biggest stocks in this segment, Platinum Group Metals (PLG), explains Clif Droke, resource sector expert and editor of Cabot SX Gold & Metals Advisor.

Kinross Gold (KGC) is a senior mining firm that acquires, explores and develops gold properties in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Chile, and Mauritania, notes Clif Droke, commodity sector specialist and editor of Cabot SX Gold & Metals Advisor.

The beleaguered silver market could soon get a big break, based on a recent series of statistics. The data paint a sanguine picture for the industrial metal and suggest higher prices are ahead, suggests Clif Droke, editor of Cabot SX Gold & Metals Advisor.