Five alternatives to gold By: MarketWatch October 08, 2010 at 12:46 PM EDT But while the 2010 gold rush is making a lot of headlines, it’s important to not overlook other hard assets that are also surging, writes Jeff Reeves. Read More >> Related Stocks: Aluminum Corp of China Ltd ADR Chile Ishares MSCI ETF Freeport-McMoRan MAG Silver Corp Pan American Silver Corp. Physical Palladium ETF Physical Platinum ETF Physical Silver ETF Silver Trust Ishares Silvercorp Metals Southern Copper Corp Teck Cominco Limited