VIDEO - Eric Sprott, Terry Lynch: Protect Retail Investors, Let Them Make Money

Interview by Charlotte McLeod; article text by Georgia Williams.

At the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention, the Investing News Network got an update from Terry Lynch and Eric Sprott on the Save Canadian Mining initiative.

Save Canadian Mining’s goal is to have a securities trading rule known as the “uptick rule” or “tick test” reinstated. Lynch is its founder and Sprott is one of its backers.

“I was very aware as an investor that the absence of the tick rule was working very, very much against investments, of which I have lots of those investments,” said Sprott.

“I think the rule was changed because the powers that be — the banking syndicates and the brokerage trading companies — held sway at the exchanges and brought about those changes because it would let them do the trading,” he explained.

Save Canadian Mining recently released new data on changes that have taken place since the uptick rule was removed. Those include a dramatic drop in the value Canadian mining companies have contributed to the country’s economic activity.

At PDAC, Sprott, a seasoned market participant, also took part in a session for investors new to the resource space, offering attendees tips on navigating the market. Currently he is concerned about the impact the COVID-19 coronavirus is having on the global markets, and he said he believes the virus has a very high potential of becoming a pandemic.

In fact, he even mentioned he was surprised the convention — which is often hailed as the mining sector’s premier event — wasn’t canceled amid growing concerns around the spread of COVID-19.

Despite his mounting worries and the issues he sees within the Canadian resource industry, Sprott still offered a plethora of tips for investors to build a strong investment tool kit. One of his key pieces of advice was to be skeptical and buy small.

“If you want to make money, you have got to buy small stocks,” he told the crowd.

Watch the interview above to hear more from Lynch and Sprott on Save Canadian Mining and Canada’s mining space. You can also click here for our full PDAC playlist.

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