MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SOME NON-CORRELATED ASSETS IN YOUR PORTFOLIO
- Can provide price appreciation & capital preservation in market declines
- Hinder performance in bull markets
- Traditional non-correlated assets:
- Gold – favored insurance policy
- iShares Gold Trust (IAU) is long-time Morningstar analyst favorite
- Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS)
- Can be purchased directly through the U.S. Treasury on their website
- Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (VTIP) is a Morningstar pick
