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Should I put $10.5k into a gold fund in a roth ira?
i’m 19 and won’t touch the money. I was thinking about vanguard.
The alternative will be:
TR fund
REIT
Emerging markets
STAR
VG’s gold fund is #1 though…
i did some research already….
@ Jim Z:
In just under a quarter-century as Yale’s chief investment officer, David Swensen ‘80PhD has generated Bernard Madoff-like returns—except that Swensen made his money honestly. Under his leadership, Yale’s endowment has generated an astonishing 20 consecutive years of positive returns, from 1988 to 2008.
President Obama has named Swensen to his new Economic Recovery Advisory Board.
That streak will likely come to an abrupt end because of last fall’s financial crisis. Yale had already lost $5.9 billion this year as of December. But these losses should not tarnish Swensen’s reputation as one of the world’s great money managers. When Swensen, at the age of 31, left a well-paid job on Wall Street for Yale in 1985, the endowment was worth a little more than $1 billion. Last June 30, it was worth $22.9 billion. Today, it is worth about $17 billion.
Perhaps the most striking evidence of Swensen’s contribution to Yale is this: When he began managing the endowment, investment re
Gold can be the worst possible investment now. (chasing past performance)
Reit is worth 10% of your portfolio.
Vanguard is a very good co.
Vanguard Corporate bonds is good for 20% of your port.
The balance should be split twx two Index funds – like 500 index and mid cap index.
With Star you would own everything and have bland performance.
Emerging markets are shaky right now.
