Investing

Conventional wisdom suggests that diversifying your holdings in your investment portfolio reduces risk because one bad year for one type of investment vehicle won’t kill your net worth. Conventional wisdom also suggests that different allocations are appropriate for different stages of life, with more volatile investments being appropriate at a younger age and more predicable, … Read more

The February 2006 issue of Money had a short feature on owning gold. George Mannes, “The Answer Guy,” answers a reader’s question about how to invest $50,000 in gold as a hedge against the declining US dollar. The response is only luke warm: he suggests Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities and international stock funds as hedges against … Read more