| Investors of TWTD - Gold...? 13:21 - Jan 26 with 2208 views | Zx1988 |
I know there are a few people who have a good knowledge of all things investment on here, hence the question.
I currently have my 'loose change' (round-ups, bank interest, leftovers from my weekly budget, that sort of thing) invested in a Stocks & Shares ISA split as follows:
Vanguard FTSE All-World - 87%
iShares Physical Gold - 7%
WisdomTree Physical Silver - 4%
iShares Physical Platinum - 2%
Since I re-jigged my investments to hedge a small amount in precious metals at the end of December (away from 100% in the FTSE tracker), the metals have shown significant growth in value (between 12.53% on the Gold, to 39.70% on the Silver).
My question is this - is it a worthwhile proposition to consider increasing my hedge in precious metals?
My understanding is that part of the fuel for the current growth in Gold and Silver in particular is that more and more investors are getting twitchy, and moving money out of the US in particular, and into the traditional safe havens, with some of this movement driving the current surge in Ag and Au.
With that in mind, are precious metals in a bit of a bubble, that may burst or deflate somewhat if and when the feared market readjustment either happens, or the threat thereof comes to pass?
From my point of view, I'm not overly concerned about the risk profile of this particular account - I fund it with 'spare' money that I've budgeted to spend anyway.
Otherwise, are there any decent primers that I should get hold of and have a good read of? |  |
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| Investors of TWTD - Gold...? on 12:56 - Jan 27 with 328 views | J2BLUE |
| Investors of TWTD - Gold...? on 04:46 - Jan 27 by bluelagos |
Invest in yourself. Get a skill that other people want, market it well and sell it for as much as you can.
Anyone promising to help you get rich quick, I always have one simple question, why the fck are you pushing xyz rather than sitting on a beach in Brazil...
If you have time to share pick, good luck. But unless you have some insight that is unique and not known, your insight will be priced into what you buy as it's common knowledge. So far easier to pick some tracker funds and then you basically follow the market.
Any share or fund or market you think is under valued, ask why you think it will change, cos if it doesn't change, it's not undervalued
That's my twopenneth (top tip) for what it's worth. |
I like mega trends.
Clean energy
AI
Robotics
Healthcare/Biotech
It won't be popular but Amazon and Tesla are two companies likely to benefit hugely from AI and robotics. Amazon are laying off thousands of staff as they replace them with robots and AI.
I absolutely love finance. I wish it was my career. |  |
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| Investors of TWTD - Gold...? on 13:04 - Jan 27 with 308 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Investors of TWTD - Gold...? on 12:56 - Jan 27 by J2BLUE |
I like mega trends.
Clean energy
AI
Robotics
Healthcare/Biotech
It won't be popular but Amazon and Tesla are two companies likely to benefit hugely from AI and robotics. Amazon are laying off thousands of staff as they replace them with robots and AI.
I absolutely love finance. I wish it was my career. |
I always knew you were a sociopath!  |  |
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| Investors of TWTD - Gold...? on 13:09 - Jan 27 with 288 views | J2BLUE |
| Investors of TWTD - Gold...? on 13:04 - Jan 27 by BanksterDebtSlave |
I always knew you were a sociopath! |
How so? | |
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| Investors of TWTD - Gold...? on 13:18 - Jan 27 with 267 views | lowhouseblue |
i'm torn on this. on the one hand if it walks and quacks like a bubble then it's probably a bubble. on the other hand there are clearly big structural shifts going on which, if sustained, could make it a long lasting bubble. equally it's not just gold and silver and extends to other commodities such as copper with very strong underlying market dynamics. plus i think the us economy is on for a big 2026/7, with high growth, rising asset prices, a huge budget deficit, inflationary pressures, and a weakening dollar. all possibly supporting commodity markets.
but there again, a golden rule should be that when booming investment values are discussed on twtd it ought to be a sign of an impending crash. the equivalent of share tips from lift boys just before the 29 crash. [Post edited 27 Jan 13:21]
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| TWTD - Gold... on 13:36 - Jan 27 with 251 views | Bloots |
….is a great idea for a football forum.
Like this place but less Trump and Farage and more toilet jokes, football and fun.
Those were the days. |  |
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| Investors of TWTD - Gold...? on 16:04 - Jan 28 with 148 views | J2BLUE |
| Investors of TWTD - Gold...? on 12:56 - Jan 27 by J2BLUE |
I like mega trends.
Clean energy
AI
Robotics
Healthcare/Biotech
It won't be popular but Amazon and Tesla are two companies likely to benefit hugely from AI and robotics. Amazon are laying off thousands of staff as they replace them with robots and AI.
I absolutely love finance. I wish it was my career. |
Another 16,000 job cuts at Amazon
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/art
I take no pleasure in people losing their jobs but we're at the start of an AI/robotics revolution and I see little alternative to investing in these companies even if it feels unethical. AI will come for my job in 2-3 years and who knows what the future holds in terms of jobs/UBI etc so need to prepare our own financial buffers. | |
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| Investors of TWTD - Gold...? on 16:17 - Jan 28 with 120 views | itfc48 |
| Investors of TWTD - Gold...? on 16:04 - Jan 28 by J2BLUE |
Another 16,000 job cuts at Amazon
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/art
I take no pleasure in people losing their jobs but we're at the start of an AI/robotics revolution and I see little alternative to investing in these companies even if it feels unethical. AI will come for my job in 2-3 years and who knows what the future holds in terms of jobs/UBI etc so need to prepare our own financial buffers. |
Yeah I've thought a lot about that recently as well. It makes it even more daft that the Government are currently screwing over hospitality, as those are jobs that AI wouldn't replace. | | | |
| Investors of TWTD - Gold...? on 16:42 - Jan 28 with 110 views | Daninthecampo |
Unless you're physically holding the gold bar/ coins etc it's not such a safe haven as mamy think!
The money invested in gold funds/ ETF's is about 100 times more than the actual amount of physical gold found in the world!
There's lots of money to made in precious metals but im not currently advising my clients into gold | | | |
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| Investors of TWTD - Gold...? on 08:34 - Jan 29 with 35 views | TIB |
Mad rally for gold overnight…just saw this, food for thought:
“It took gold over 5,600 years to hit $1,000/oz for the first time, in 2008, amid the worst financial crisis in US history.
Meanwhile, gold prices just rose +$1,000/oz in 28 days.
But don't worry, fiat currencies are completely fine.” |  |
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