Taking on gold to diversify a portfolio can result in greater returns at the same level of risk, according to research on historical returns carried out by Scottish Life International (SLI).
And, while historical performance is not necessarily a guide to the future, SLI says adding gold to a diversified portfolio in the current environment makes good sense. ”A fully diversified portfolio across the four asset classes of equities, property, cash and commodities will fare better than those who linger in diversified portfolios, which remain geared to those asset classes trapped to a set of economies that are still irresponsibly living off borrowed money,” says Neil Lovatt, director of marketing development. Examples of the latter include the US, where monetary and fiscal po...
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