If you have more time to regularly review your investments, you can open a self - directed RRSP, which allows you to
hold different types of investments.
If an investor
holds different types of investments, their gains and losses can potentially offset each other and make the investment experience smoother.
Not exact matches
As always, more return leads to more risk but by spreading out your portfolio over a number
of different assets you can continue to decrease your risk
of holding only one
type of investment.
One important thing to remember is that there are two
different types of gains / losses from
investments — short - term gains (if you
held an asset for one year or less) and long - term gains (over one year; i.e. one year and one day).
It is wise to
hold both gold and silver in your portfolio, and investing in physical silver bullion purchased from an online dealer that offers storage, a dollar - cost averaging program, and a number
of different account
types will ensure that your
investment needs are met now... and for years to come.
Investors will
hold many
types of investments, with many
different characteristics and tax treatments.
One
of the most common questions we get at Glassridge, from beginning to experienced Investors alike, is whether one should acquire, work with, and / or
hold different property
types in their real estate
investment portfolio.