How much gold should I own?

[pmbug]

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To start, it's important to distinguish between owning gold and investing in gold. For the former, there are generally no specific limitations to how much you should own and is largely dependent on your personal preferences. How much you should invest in gold, however, is a different story.

A gold investment can be beneficial for many reasons. It can help hedge against the negative effects of inflation, diversify your portfolio and provide you with liquidity that other asset classes simply cannot. That said, it's generally not an income-producing asset in the same way that more volatile stocks and bonds can be. So you'll need to invest in the precious metal differently than you would with those assets.

Most experts recommend limiting your gold investment to 10% or less of your overall portfolio. The range between 1% and 10%, however, will often vary based on your age and overall investor profile.

To help better determine which exact percentage is right for you, it can help to look to the advice that applies to other investments. When it comes to stocks, for example, the general rule of thumb is to be invested in 100% minus your age. So, if you're 30 years old, your portfolio should be made up of 70% in stocks.

If you're 40, it should be 60% in stocks, and so on. Overall, as you age, your investments should evolve with your needs. Accordingly, younger gold investors may want to be closer to that 10% range while senior gold investors may want to be lower and more reliant upon income-producing investments. But, again, the exact figure varies based on your circumstances.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/how-much-gold-should-i-own/ar-AA1jlp9f

Barbarous relic getting some love from MSM?

 

[foolsgold]

MSN & MSNBC what a bunch of BS. They only talk about buying paper gold.

 

[searcher]

Seeing this more and more. Interwebs, local papers, mags, tv, etc.

Read the article, click on to each link and go down the entire link. Notice anything each link has in common?

My questions.......why now and why to this degree?

 

[nickndfl]

A good rule of thumb is to own your body weight in gold.

 

[chieftain]

A good rule of thumb is to own your body weight in gold.

That will be FRN6,400,000 thanks

 

[jrog100]

A better rule of thumb is just 1 more ounce

 

[JayDubya]

How much gold should I own?​

ALL of it of course

 

[pmbug]

A good rule of thumb is to own your body weight in gold.

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ALL of it of course

 

[Casey Jones]

Pushing the stonks, I see.

Between one and 10 percent PMs, sure. Keep your money in stonks - where it can be tracked, manipulated up or down, based on the expediencies of the moment...and of course, taxed. They know when you buy them; when (if) you get dividends, and know what you make when you sell them.

Helluva good deal...for sheeple.