Risk

OWN SOME SAFE HAVEN INVESTMENTS

July 25, 2020

OWN SOME SAFE HAVEN INVESTMENTS

  • VOLATILITY ON THE UPSWING
  • MORE FREQUENT MARKET DISLOCATIONS
  • GROUP THINK DRIVEN BY ALGORITHMIC TRADING

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DE-RISK AT LEAST A PORTION OF YOUR PORTFOLIO

August 3, 2018

DE-RISK AT LEAST A PORTION OF YOUR PORTFOLIO

  • Review your portfolio
  • Faster growing but lesser quality stocks are usually more vulnerable in a market correction
  • Bond issues graded less than investment grade can be as volatile as stocks
  • De-risking can hurt performance in bull markets but can cushion losses in bear markets

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OWN SOME GOLD BULLION

April 27, 2018

FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF THIS WEEK’S GUESTS AND OWN SOME GOLD BULLION

  • Gold is not an investment
  • It is an insurance policy against disaster
  • You can own it in various forms
  • The actual metal in small bars or coins
  • ETFs: least expensive and most liquid form
  • GLD – SPDR® Gold Shares
  • – Expense ratio = 40 basis points / .40%
  • IAU – iShares Gold Trust
  • – Expense ratio = 25 basis points / .25%

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PUT NO MORE THAN 1 OR 2% OF YOUR PORTFOLIO IN CRYPTOCURRENCIES

April 13, 2018

PUT NO MORE THAN 1 OR 2% OF YOUR PORTFOLIO IN CRYPTOCURRENCIES

  • Extremely speculative
  • In its infancy
  • Constantly evolving
  • Not regulated
  • Highly susceptible to booms and busts typical of every new technology

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START TO BUILD SOME MORE DEFENSIVE POSITIONS IN YOUR PORTFOLIO

March 30, 2018

START TO BUILD SOME MORE DEFENSIVE POSITIONS IN YOUR PORTFOLIO

GIROUX’S DEFENSIVE ADDITIONS

    • To equity positions:

    • Utilities
    • Other less economically sensitive stocks

To fixed income positions:

  • Longer term Treasury bonds

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