Investment help

[Running Bear]

I’m not jumping into gold right now. I think we have a major global asset bubble that needs to have some air let out and gold will be hit.(my opinion) If you are going to keep your money in dollars the TIP is a safe play. The problem with this investment is the dollar keeps falling and I don’t see any fundamentals to stop it. Just because so many people are negative on the dollar isn’t enough for me to believe in any kind of sustained rebound will occur. I think we will have short aggressive bounces but that is all they will be until our economy starts to recover and we stop cutting rates. The one caveat to this is a massive aggressive sell off and a flight to quality in the world markets. This will cause a large bounce in dollars since it is still the reserve currency. I am ready and prepared to jump back into the dollar if I see early signs of this happening.

The strongest trade I think right now if you believe a credit event is coming and we will have a large drop in global markets is the Yen. I don’t have time to get into all of the reasons for this but I would recommend doing some research into the Yen carry trade and getting a handle on why the yen will see big jumps when markets sell off. The Yen has moved quite a bit since I got in at 115.00 so I wouldn’t jump in right now. Wait until we see another suckers rally for a while then average in.

Of course, don’t put all of you eggs in one basket. The yen is a spec trade so take that into consideration. If you want to be very conservative the TIP play is a safe bet. Just don’t plan any trips to Europe in the near future. I went to Zurich in October and it was eye opening how weak the dollar is.

my2cents

[Running Bear]

I’m not jumping into gold right now. I think we have a major global asset bubble that needs to have some air let out and gold will be hit.(my opinion) If you are going to keep your money in dollars the TIP is a safe play. The problem with this investment is the dollar keeps falling and I don’t see any fundamentals to stop it. Just because so many people are negative on the dollar isn’t enough for me to believe in any kind of sustained rebound will occur. I think we will have short aggressive bounces but that is all they will be until our economy starts to recover and we stop cutting rates. The one caveat to this is a massive aggressive sell off and a flight to quality in the world markets. This will cause a large bounce in dollars since it is still the reserve currency. I am ready and prepared to jump back into the dollar if I see early signs of this happening.

The strongest trade I think right now if you believe a credit event is coming and we will have a large drop in global markets is the Yen. I don’t have time to get into all of the reasons for this but I would recommend doing some research into the Yen carry trade and getting a handle on why the yen will see big jumps when markets sell off. The Yen has moved quite a bit since I got in at 115.00 so I wouldn’t jump in right now. Wait until we see another suckers rally for a while then average in.

Of course, don’t put all of you eggs in one basket. The yen is a spec trade so take that into consideration. If you want to be very conservative the TIP play is a safe bet. Just don’t plan any trips to Europe in the near future. I went to Zurich in October and it was eye opening how weak the dollar is.

my2cents

[Running Bear]

I’m not jumping into gold right now. I think we have a major global asset bubble that needs to have some air let out and gold will be hit.(my opinion) If you are going to keep your money in dollars the TIP is a safe play. The problem with this investment is the dollar keeps falling and I don’t see any fundamentals to stop it. Just because so many people are negative on the dollar isn’t enough for me to believe in any kind of sustained rebound will occur. I think we will have short aggressive bounces but that is all they will be until our economy starts to recover and we stop cutting rates. The one caveat to this is a massive aggressive sell off and a flight to quality in the world markets. This will cause a large bounce in dollars since it is still the reserve currency. I am ready and prepared to jump back into the dollar if I see early signs of this happening.

The strongest trade I think right now if you believe a credit event is coming and we will have a large drop in global markets is the Yen. I don’t have time to get into all of the reasons for this but I would recommend doing some research into the Yen carry trade and getting a handle on why the yen will see big jumps when markets sell off. The Yen has moved quite a bit since I got in at 115.00 so I wouldn’t jump in right now. Wait until we see another suckers rally for a while then average in.

Of course, don’t put all of you eggs in one basket. The yen is a spec trade so take that into consideration. If you want to be very conservative the TIP play is a safe bet. Just don’t plan any trips to Europe in the near future. I went to Zurich in October and it was eye opening how weak the dollar is.

my2cents

[Running Bear]

I’m not jumping into gold right now. I think we have a major global asset bubble that needs to have some air let out and gold will be hit.(my opinion) If you are going to keep your money in dollars the TIP is a safe play. The problem with this investment is the dollar keeps falling and I don’t see any fundamentals to stop it. Just because so many people are negative on the dollar isn’t enough for me to believe in any kind of sustained rebound will occur. I think we will have short aggressive bounces but that is all they will be until our economy starts to recover and we stop cutting rates. The one caveat to this is a massive aggressive sell off and a flight to quality in the world markets. This will cause a large bounce in dollars since it is still the reserve currency. I am ready and prepared to jump back into the dollar if I see early signs of this happening.

The strongest trade I think right now if you believe a credit event is coming and we will have a large drop in global markets is the Yen. I don’t have time to get into all of the reasons for this but I would recommend doing some research into the Yen carry trade and getting a handle on why the yen will see big jumps when markets sell off. The Yen has moved quite a bit since I got in at 115.00 so I wouldn’t jump in right now. Wait until we see another suckers rally for a while then average in.

Of course, don’t put all of you eggs in one basket. The yen is a spec trade so take that into consideration. If you want to be very conservative the TIP play is a safe bet. Just don’t plan any trips to Europe in the near future. I went to Zurich in October and it was eye opening how weak the dollar is.

my2cents

[Running Bear]

I’m not jumping into gold right now. I think we have a major global asset bubble that needs to have some air let out and gold will be hit.(my opinion) If you are going to keep your money in dollars the TIP is a safe play. The problem with this investment is the dollar keeps falling and I don’t see any fundamentals to stop it. Just because so many people are negative on the dollar isn’t enough for me to believe in any kind of sustained rebound will occur. I think we will have short aggressive bounces but that is all they will be until our economy starts to recover and we stop cutting rates. The one caveat to this is a massive aggressive sell off and a flight to quality in the world markets. This will cause a large bounce in dollars since it is still the reserve currency. I am ready and prepared to jump back into the dollar if I see early signs of this happening.

The strongest trade I think right now if you believe a credit event is coming and we will have a large drop in global markets is the Yen. I don’t have time to get into all of the reasons for this but I would recommend doing some research into the Yen carry trade and getting a handle on why the yen will see big jumps when markets sell off. The Yen has moved quite a bit since I got in at 115.00 so I wouldn’t jump in right now. Wait until we see another suckers rally for a while then average in.

Of course, don’t put all of you eggs in one basket. The yen is a spec trade so take that into consideration. If you want to be very conservative the TIP play is a safe bet. Just don’t plan any trips to Europe in the near future. I went to Zurich in October and it was eye opening how weak the dollar is.

my2cents

[Coronita]

So it's time for me to do something with my IRA. I'd like to be in international funds and some precious metals.

Does anyone know of an international fund that covers precious metals and/or natural resources??

My main goal is not to be involved in the U.S. stock market whatsoever.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Um, are you sure you really want to put everything into 2 categories of baskets? If you take a look at international markets these days, it's not that they are going up while the u.s. is going down. The markets are all interconnected.

 

[Coronita]

So it's time for me to do something with my IRA. I'd like to be in international funds and some precious metals.

Does anyone know of an international fund that covers precious metals and/or natural resources??

My main goal is not to be involved in the U.S. stock market whatsoever.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Um, are you sure you really want to put everything into 2 categories of baskets? If you take a look at international markets these days, it's not that they are going up while the u.s. is going down. The markets are all interconnected.

 

[Coronita]

So it's time for me to do something with my IRA. I'd like to be in international funds and some precious metals.

Does anyone know of an international fund that covers precious metals and/or natural resources??

My main goal is not to be involved in the U.S. stock market whatsoever.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Um, are you sure you really want to put everything into 2 categories of baskets? If you take a look at international markets these days, it's not that they are going up while the u.s. is going down. The markets are all interconnected.

 

[Coronita]

So it's time for me to do something with my IRA. I'd like to be in international funds and some precious metals.

Does anyone know of an international fund that covers precious metals and/or natural resources??

My main goal is not to be involved in the U.S. stock market whatsoever.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Um, are you sure you really want to put everything into 2 categories of baskets? If you take a look at international markets these days, it's not that they are going up while the u.s. is going down. The markets are all interconnected.

 

[Coronita]

So it's time for me to do something with my IRA. I'd like to be in international funds and some precious metals.

Does anyone know of an international fund that covers precious metals and/or natural resources??

My main goal is not to be involved in the U.S. stock market whatsoever.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Um, are you sure you really want to put everything into 2 categories of baskets? If you take a look at international markets these days, it's not that they are going up while the u.s. is going down. The markets are all interconnected.

 

[babbleon]

Thanks for your response. I have some diversification…I guess my main question is would something like GLD drop if the market drops? It’s traded like a stock but is based on holdings of bullion.

I like the idea of the ETF in general because it’s relatively inexpensive IMO and there are plenty of options to cover categories such as commodities, healthcare, etc.

Here’s my inexperience for you but is there a way to diversify with an IRA in something other than stocks, bonds or mutual funds?

Every time I ask the company where I hold the account they seem to point me back in that direction.

[babbleon]

Thanks for your response. I have some diversification…I guess my main question is would something like GLD drop if the market drops? It’s traded like a stock but is based on holdings of bullion.

I like the idea of the ETF in general because it’s relatively inexpensive IMO and there are plenty of options to cover categories such as commodities, healthcare, etc.

Here’s my inexperience for you but is there a way to diversify with an IRA in something other than stocks, bonds or mutual funds?

Every time I ask the company where I hold the account they seem to point me back in that direction.

[babbleon]

Thanks for your response. I have some diversification…I guess my main question is would something like GLD drop if the market drops? It’s traded like a stock but is based on holdings of bullion.

I like the idea of the ETF in general because it’s relatively inexpensive IMO and there are plenty of options to cover categories such as commodities, healthcare, etc.

Here’s my inexperience for you but is there a way to diversify with an IRA in something other than stocks, bonds or mutual funds?

Every time I ask the company where I hold the account they seem to point me back in that direction.

[babbleon]

Thanks for your response. I have some diversification…I guess my main question is would something like GLD drop if the market drops? It’s traded like a stock but is based on holdings of bullion.

I like the idea of the ETF in general because it’s relatively inexpensive IMO and there are plenty of options to cover categories such as commodities, healthcare, etc.

Here’s my inexperience for you but is there a way to diversify with an IRA in something other than stocks, bonds or mutual funds?

Every time I ask the company where I hold the account they seem to point me back in that direction.

[babbleon]

Thanks for your response. I have some diversification…I guess my main question is would something like GLD drop if the market drops? It’s traded like a stock but is based on holdings of bullion.

I like the idea of the ETF in general because it’s relatively inexpensive IMO and there are plenty of options to cover categories such as commodities, healthcare, etc.

Here’s my inexperience for you but is there a way to diversify with an IRA in something other than stocks, bonds or mutual funds?

Every time I ask the company where I hold the account they seem to point me back in that direction.

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