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My favorites in the basic materials sector ⛰️⛏️

Air Products & Chemicals $APD (+0,95 %)

Rio Tinto (With $RIO (+0,29 %) I am more interested in the attractive valuation, dividend and investments in future areas such as copper/lithium)

In the basic materials sector, stock selection was not easy for me. I had to adjust my usual quality standards somewhat and in some cases also make compromises (see above 🤓). The sector is very cyclical, which makes it more difficult to find companies with consistently stable performance. Many key figures are heavily distorted by fluctuations in commodity prices, economic influences or geopolitical factors. At the same time, however, it also offers interesting opportunities for long-term investors, especially if an anti-cyclical entry is successful 🫣.

Which companies do you see as particularly promising for a long-term investment?

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I am also fascinated by the idea of profiting from gold actively and with dividends. That's why I've been looking at gold stocks and have my eye on Franco-Nevada and Agnico Eagle in particular. Neither of them made it into the selection above, but I wanted to mention them anyway. Even though I am not yet invested, I will definitely continue to monitor both stocks.

$FNV (+2,1 %) Franco Nevada is a royalty company with low operating risk but high gold price leverage.

$AEM (+1,68 %) Agnico Eagle is a classic mining company with a good balance sheet and a decent dividend history.

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Tenbagger2024@Tenbagger2024

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Johnny B.

@JBatelli

2Lun·

The peace profiteers

I was inspired by a Focus Money article and because many people here are asking.

I won't be investing myself, it's too short-term for me. But there are still some very interesting companies.

Feel free to write in the comments whether such "copied articles" are of any use to the community or are legally correct :)

The signs of a peace process in Ukraine are solidifying. This is triggering a run on the stock market for shares that could benefit from reconstruction

Regardless of the political interpretation, the stock market has been turning its back on the war for several days now and is betting on the coming peace. Stocks that are likely to benefit from the reconstruction in Ukraine have soared. The UBS Ukraine Reconstruction Index, which comprises 25 of these stocks, has been climbing for days and is at an all-time high. "The effects of a possible ceasefire in Ukraine are still being underestimated on the financial markets," says Bernd Meyer, Chief Investment Strategist and Head of Multi Asset at Berenberg, who is convinced that the rally will continue. Reconstruction requires enormous resources. According to estimates by the World Bank, the costs for this amount to a total of 500 billion dollars - the equivalent of Austria's gross domestic product and more than three times Ukraine's annual economic output before the war. The money is likely to benefit construction companies, suppliers, infrastructure companies and banks in particular. European companies could be the main beneficiaries - especially from neighboring countries such as Poland and Hungary, but also the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany.

With Wärtsilä $WRT1V (-0,38 %) a provider of technologies for the shipping and energy markets, and Konecranes $KCR (+0,34 %) a manufacturer of industrial cranes and drive technology, Finnish companies are also on the list of potential peace beneficiaries - as are Italian companies such as the cement and building materials manufacturer Buzzi $BZU (-0,22 %) The list is long. There is a great need for building materials, steel and cables to restore the destroyed infrastructure and energy supply. There is still no thematic fund or ETF on the beneficiaries of the reconstruction in Ukraine. Investors who want to benefit from this are therefore well advised to combine several securities into a portfolio themselves.