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treasuries, precious metals/commodities, bonds, real estate
by bryanbuckley 11y ago
treasuries, precious metals/commodities, bonds, real estate
- toomuchtodo 11y agoTreasuries and bonds wouldn't provide anywhere near the return you'd need to grow your retirement assets to a level you could live off them, and metals/commodities/real estate are still fairly volatile.
- bryanbuckley 11y agodidn't say they would. Simply that parent expressed dissatisfaction about only being able to invest in equities and you asking i.e. what in the world is the alternative? Asset allocation is key to control returns and volatility. Consider: http://portfoliocharts.com/portfolio/permanent-portfolio/ http://portfoliocharts.com/portfolio/permanent-portfolio/ and http://portfoliocharts.com/portfolio/total-stock-market/ http://portfoliocharts.com/portfolio/total-stock-market/