About the author: JS Kim is the Managing Director and Founder of SmartKnowledgeU, a fiercely independent research, consulting and education firm that focuses on gold and
silver asset investment strategies as a means of countering the damaging effects of rapidly devaluing fiat currencies worldwide and price - distorted stock market and asset bubbles created by Central Bankers.
Not exact matches
There are five major ways you can gain exposure to the precious metals
asset class if you want to own things like gold or
silver in your
investment portfolio.
Regardless of your traditional
investment preferences, tangible
assets like gold and
silver can help make the profitability and safety of your retirement portfolio far more attainable.
Your financial
assets include the cash in your checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, life insurance cash value, retirement accounts, the value of your home and real estate
investments, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, treasury bills,
silver and gold bullion, and even personal property such as cars, jewelry, art, and collectibles.
In basic terms, what you are doing with a precious metals IRA, is exchanging dollar - based
assets such as stocks, bonds and mutual fund
investments, for precious metals like gold and
silver, in a cashless transaction.
Silver has a negative or low correlation to traditional
asset classes, making it an effective portfolio diversifier,» says Som Seif, President and Chief Executive Officer of Purpose
Investments.
She has placed general counsel, heads of compliance and other senior legal and compliance professionals with many
investment management funds and other financial institutions including: Bain Capital; BlackRock; Cheyne Capital; Credit Suisse; Farallon Capital; Horizon
Asset; Jefferies; J.P. Morgan; and
Silver Lake Partners.
Investments that have always worked well for him include real estate, leveraging debt, gold,
silver, oil and he is now a big proponent of using crypto currency to your advantage as a new
asset class for financial success.
Avanath Capital Management, LLC, a private real estate
investment manager that specializes in affordable and workforce housing, has acquired two affordable multifamily
assets, including
Silver Springs, a 251 - unit property in the Seattle metro suburb of Kent, Washington, as well as Oak Village, a 117 - unit property in Oakland, California.