I am interested in hearing opinion on how to invest part of my funds as a hedge. In my case:
Most of my "retirement" comes from a trust fund I have no control over. For argument, let's say that it is invested 60% stocks, 40% bonds, with the usual diversification. This is pretty accurate. My income is pretty much guaranteed, and I have almost zero debt.
I've always thought to have a "disaster hedge" or inflation hedge position, which means mostly gold, silver, or stocks thereof. I own my home, and vice versa, which seemed a good inflation hedge at least until 2005 or so
Currently own: a house (~ $150K) and gold ( ~ $100K); this is a pretty good inflation hedge.
Lacking and difficult: a true deflation hedge. This would mean basically bonds of a trusted government. USA? Euros? I doubt the trust fund would keep a position in that (I've lobbied for it), even though it would certainly fit the term "conservative" or "conventional" investment. I'm unsure how much of "my" money is tied up in CDO, MBS, or similar trash -- but I have no control, so try not to worry about it.
Since I have no control of the trust fund, my logic is this: I should have most of the assets I do control in gold or similar hedges. Recently I came into about $5K of additional money, that I'd like to invest.
Ideas for that? Gold coins? Gold stocks? Other speculative stocks?
Most of my "retirement" comes from a trust fund I have no control over. For argument, let's say that it is invested 60% stocks, 40% bonds, with the usual diversification. This is pretty accurate. My income is pretty much guaranteed, and I have almost zero debt.
I've always thought to have a "disaster hedge" or inflation hedge position, which means mostly gold, silver, or stocks thereof. I own my home, and vice versa, which seemed a good inflation hedge at least until 2005 or so
Currently own: a house (~ $150K) and gold ( ~ $100K); this is a pretty good inflation hedge.
Lacking and difficult: a true deflation hedge. This would mean basically bonds of a trusted government. USA? Euros? I doubt the trust fund would keep a position in that (I've lobbied for it), even though it would certainly fit the term "conservative" or "conventional" investment. I'm unsure how much of "my" money is tied up in CDO, MBS, or similar trash -- but I have no control, so try not to worry about it.
Since I have no control of the trust fund, my logic is this: I should have most of the assets I do control in gold or similar hedges. Recently I came into about $5K of additional money, that I'd like to invest.
Ideas for that? Gold coins? Gold stocks? Other speculative stocks?