Not Spock or Rip Van Winkle? Think Bonds!
Gold? Real Estate? Boring US Treasury bonds make real sense for most all portfolios
Did the words "Fascinating, Captain" come to mind during the massive financial collapse in 2008 that sent stock values plummeting over 50%? Are you prepared to duck into bed for a 20 year nap? Granted, over the long term, exciting equities have far outperformed bond and debt instruments, but we're talking years – sometimes tens of years here. The truth is, few investors have either the ice-water in their veins or extraordinary risk tolerance to want to wait out the recoveries from the kinds of extreme market ups and downs we've seen these last couple of years. Anyone who started investing in 2000 knows that – their portfolios are probably still down, way down, if all they invested in were stocks. That's where asset allocation – …
