SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) GLD data by YCharts Global Timber & Forestry Index (WOOD) WOOD data by YCharts Watch this Episode
CONSIDER OWNING SOME SCARCE RESOURCES IN YOUR PORTFOLIO
Matt McLennan: The Collision of Macroeconomic Tectonic Plates
Have the financial markets become more stable? Is a sense of equilibrium returning to the global financial system? Several widely followed measures would seem to indicate yes.
BALANCE YOUR ASSET MIX ACCORDING TO YOUR AGE
Follow the advice of PIMCO’s Bill Gross: “Own more stocks if you are young, but more bonds if you are in your 60’s or older.” Watch this Episode
David Darst: Should You Trust the U.S. Financial Markets?
Financial Thought Leader, David Darst, Chief Investment Strategist at Morgan Stanley, where he criss-crosses the globe advising clients. He is also an acknowledged expert in asset allocation and a prolific author. Among his most recent books is a best seller, The Little Book That Saves Your Assets, which I highly recommend. I began the interview by asking David, given recent events, why should investors trust the financial markets.
CONSIDER HIGH QUALITY EUROPEAN STOCKS
Morningstar recommends: Mutual European Z (MEURX) Find the latest stats here. Run by past WEALTHTRACK guest Philippe Brugere-Trelat since 2004 and has an outstanding track record Watch this Episode
SARGEN & LIPSKY: THE DECLINE OF U.S. FINANCIAL DOMINANCE
It has been four years since the start of the worst financial crisis in the post war era. It feels like a lifetime to me. Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy in September 2008, tipping the world into a systemic financial meltdown which we have been recovering from ever since. It’s helpful to step back every once and while and see how far we have come since the market lows of March 2009, when the S&P closed under 700. It has more than doubled since then, but oh what a ride it has been!