Hot Gold Companies To Own In Right Now

Expansionary monetary policy has been the order of the day under multiple rounds of quantitative easing, but last week, the Federal Reserve gave its strongest indication yet that those days may be over. For some time, the Fed has pumped $85 billion per month into the economy as a part of its expansionary monetary policy aimed at stimulus. Signs that the labor market is stabilizing may change this approach by the middle of next year.

In the following video below, Fool.com contributor Doug Ehrman discusses the impact that expansionary monetary policy has had on miners such as Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX  ) and Goldcorp (NYSE: GG  ) , and he looks at what the end of this era could mean for those companies.

�

Looking for more commodities-based ideas? Download the free report "The Tiny Gold Stock Digging Up Massive Profits." The Motley Fool's analysts have uncovered a little-known gold miner they believe is poised for greatness; find out which company it is and why its future looks bright -- for free!

Hot Gold Companies To Own In Right Now: Southcoast Financial Corporation(SOCB)

Southcoast Financial Corporation operates as the holding company for Southcoast Community Bank that provides commercial banking services in South Carolina. The company offers deposit services, which comprise business and personal checking accounts, NOW accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, various term certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, and other deposit services. It also provides secured and unsecured, short-to-intermediate term loans for commercial, consumer, and residential purposes. The company?s consumer loans include car loans, home equity improvement loans secured by first and second mortgages, personal expenditure loans, education loans, and overdraft lines of credit; commercial loans for businesses to provide working capital, expand physical assets, or acquire assets; loans secured by real estate mortgages for the acquisition, improvement or construction, and development of residential and other properties; residential real esta te loans; non-farm and non-residential loans; commercial real estate loans; real estate construction loans; and land development loans. In addition, it offers residential mortgage loan origination services, safe deposit boxes, business courier services, night depository services, telephone banking, MasterCard brand credit cards, tax deposits, and automated teller machine services. The company operates offices in Mt. Pleasant, Charleston, Moncks Corner, Johns Island, Summerville, Goose Creek, and North Charleston, South Carolina. Southcoast Financial Corporation was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.

Hot Gold Companies To Own In Right Now: Zynga Inc (ZNGA.O)

Zynga Inc. (Zynga), is a provider of social game services with 240 million average monthly active users over 175 countries. The Company develops, markets and operates online social games as live services played over the Internet and on social networking sites and mobile platforms. The Company�� games are accessible on Facebook, other social networks and mobile platforms to players globally, wherever and whenever they want. It operates its games as live services. All of its games are free to play, and it generates revenue through the in-game sale of virtual goods and advertising. In March 2012, the Company acquired New York-based social game developer OMGPOP, makers of the cultural hit mobile game, Draw Something, and over 35 additional social games. In 2012, the Company launched several new games, including Hidden Chronicles, Zynga Bingo, Scramble With Friends, Slingo and Dream Heights.

Social Games

The Company designs its social games to pro vide players with shared experiences. Its social games leverage the global connectivity and distribution on Facebook, other social networks and mobile platforms, such as Apple iOS and Google Android. Its games are free to play, span a number of genres. It operates its games as live services and updates them with content and features. Its games include CityVille, Zynga Poker, FarmVille, CastleVille, FrontierVille, Mafia Wars and Word with Friends.

Virtual Goods

The Company�� primary revenue source is the sale of virtual currency, which players use to buy in-game virtual goods. Some forms of virtual currency are earned through game play, while other forms can only be acquired for cash or, in some cases, by accepting promotional offers from its advertising partners.

Advertising

The Company�� advertising services offer ways for marketers and advertisers to reach and engage with its players. Its advertising offerings includ e branded virtual goods and sponsorships, engagement ads, ! mo! bile ads and display Ads. It offers branded virtual goods and sponsorships integrate advertising within game play; Engagement Ads and Offers, in which players can answer certain questions or sign up for third party services to receive virtual currency; Mobile Ads through ad-supported free versions of its mobile games such as Words with Friends and Display Ads in its online web games include banner advertisements.

The Company competes with Crowdstar, Inc., DeNA, Electronic Arts Inc., King.com, The Walt Disney Company, Vostu, Ltd. wooga GmbH, Amazon.com, Inc., Facebook, Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corporation , Tencent Holdings Limited, Apple, Electronic Arts, GREE, DeNA Co. Ltd., Gameloft, Glu Mobile, Rovio Mobile Ltd , Storm8, Inc., Activision Blizzard, Inc., Big Fish Games, Inc., Electronic Arts, SEGA of America, Inc., and THQ Inc..

Top 10 Financial Companies To Invest In Right Now: Gefran Spa(GE.MI)

Gefran S.p.A., together with its subsidiaries, offers various products and solutions for industrial automation segments. Its sensors business offers a range of products for the measurement of temperature, pressure, position, force, and relative humidity, as well as a calibration services. The company's sensor products include linear position sensors, load cells, melt pressure sensors, pressure transducers, and resistance thermometers. Its automation components business provides electronic controllers, indicators, static switches, and power relays, as well as central control units, operator interfaces, input/output systems, programmable logic controllers, and industrial PCs. The company's drives business provides drives, which are used to control the electric motors, primarily used for speed regulation of AC, DC, and brushless motors. Its products include inverters, brushless servo-drives, regenerative power supply units, power supplies, digital armature converters, and ind uction-positioning-motors. The company serves original equipment manufacturers, system integrators, and end users in the rubber and plastic, packaging, food, glass, pharma, wood, iron and steel, and textile industries. It operates in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and rest of the world. The company is headquartered in Provaglio d'Iseo, Italy. Gefran S.p.A. is a subsidairy of Fingefran Srl.