What Investors Need to Know About Goldcorp Stock

Those seeking to invest in goldhave several options, including buying the precious metal, gold ETFs, or gold mining stockssuch as Goldcorp Inc. (NYSE: GG). While in theory, all those options would benefit from the rising price of gold, investors risk missing out on a gold run unless they invest in the actual physical metal or a gold ETF that tracks it.

That's because gold mining stocks like Goldcorp add in a layer of operational risk that can cause them to underperform the price of gold if they make a misstep.