diversification

How Have Major Declines Affected S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 Investors?

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In the wake of the Chinese Evergrande collapse, the S&P 500 shed more than 2% last Monday.  Analysts speculated that Chinese real estate contagion might be especially detrimental to Apple, Google and Netflix, all purported to have huge exposures to China. In fact, two major investment banks issued predictions last week that the market would … Read more

Should Gold Have a Role in Your Portfolio?

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By Herb Blank Our short answer is yes.  Generally speaking, the amount should be between 5% and 10% for diversification purposes. Gold doesn’t provide as much diversification as other assets in most time periods.  But in the greatest equity market collapses in history when the endurance of the US market and dollar as the safe … Read more