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"modern portfolio theory"

Sep

2011

Video Proof CNBC Hates Gold

By: Doug Eberhardt Category: Gold Tags: Bob Pisani, CFA, cfp, CNBC, dave ramsey, dennis gartman, George Soros, gold haters, ignorance of gold, journalist bias against gold, modern portfolio theory, money magazine, MSN Money, Nouriel Roubini, NY Times, Wall Street Journal

The video below is living proof that CNBC journalists don’t understand gold. While some in the video have gone on to other jobs or have passed on, they have been part of a trend at CNBC of continued ignorance along with other financial advisors as to how gold fits into a diversified portfolio. Most of this ignorance comes from their adherence to …

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Feb

2011

Many Financial Advisors Still Ignorant of Gold’s Place In A Diversified Portfolio Part 1

By: Doug Eberhardt Category: Gold Tags: CFA, cfp, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Balance Sheet, financial advisor, Gold Investments, modern portfolio theory, Price of Gold, Prudent Man Rule, quantitative easing, Risk Free Asset, U.S. Treasuries

What the financial services industry did was take the stable asset of gold and tried to replace it with the U.S. dollar. The financial advisors were led to believe that the U.S. dollar is a “risk free” asset, when throughout history, only gold has never gone to zero in value.

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Oct

2010

The Wealthy Are Buying Physical Gold By the Ton – Why Aren’t You?

By: Doug Eberhardt Category: Gold Tags: buy gold, buy gold and silver, buy gold bullion, buy silver, buy silver bullion, currency risk, Diversification, european coins, financial advisor, Gold bullion, gold dealer rip-off, gold dealer scam, Gold Investing, modern portfolio theory, Silver bullion

There are many reasons you haven’t invested in gold and silver, and most are not your fault. One thing the wealthy have that most in America don’t have is a good financial advisor that understands currency risk.

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Aug

2009

Modern Portfolio Theory’s Biggest Flaw

By: Doug Eberhardt Category: Gold Tags: geithner, Investing, modern portfolio theory, risk-free, sharpe ratio, Stocks

Modern Portfolio Theory had one major flaw from the beginning. The assumption that there is such a thing as a “risk-free” asset. It is the same flaw that exists for most portfolios today.

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