Gold and the EURO Connection; Another Nail in the U.S. Dollar Coffin?

Posted by on Jul 14, 2009 in Gold, Inflation, Interest rates, U.S. Dollar | 0 comments

Financial Advisor’s who don’t diversify their clients into gold typically give as one of their reasons not to invest in gold, it’s long term record as compared to stocks and bonds.  In one sense they are right.  In many other ways they are dead wrong and their clients will suffer from their lack of understanding about how gold fits into a well diversified portfolio. How...

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Challenging Financial Advisors on the Need to Diversify Into Gold

Posted by on Jul 8, 2009 in Education Blog, Gold, Government Spending, Inflation, Investing, Stocks, U.S. Dollar | 1 comment

In a follow up to a recent article; Gold: Why Doesn’t Your Financial Advisor Recommend It?, I decided to take on the task of challenging a financial advisor on their understanding of how gold fits into one’s portfolio. First, you should know that I was a financial advisor for over 20 years.  I left the business to follow my passion to write as described in my “About Doug”...

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Gold: Why Doesn’t Your Financial Advisor Recommend It?

Posted by on Jun 30, 2009 in Gold, Investing | 0 comments

When it comes to your investments, diversification hasn’t worked. The “Buy and hold” strategy has become “buy and hope.” The one asset that could have helped stabilize your portfolio isn’t ever recommended by CNBC or your financial advisor. That asset is gold. One cannot rely on CNBC or conventional financial media advice as they are misinformed. Continually...

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