Listen to The ETF Store Show every Saturday at 4pm on KCMO Talk Radio 710AM as we cover everything you need to know about Exchange Traded Funds and the world of investing.
On our most recent radio show, we discussed an area of investing that, unfortunately, seems to be a relative unknown to many investors and even professional investment advisors – alternative assets. By alternative assets, we’re referring to investments like gold, commodities, and real estate. Far too many investors are missing these critical components in their portfolios – components which can offer diversification benefits and serve as inflation hedges. Part of the problem is that, up until a few years ago, many of these asset classes were unavailable to everyday investors or simply too difficult to invest in. If you wanted to invest in oil, for example, you had to be prepared to play the futures markets or store barrels of oil in your backyard. With the proliferation of ETFs and other similar exchange traded products, investors can now easily and cost effectively access alternative assets such as oil and build a truly diversified portfolio.
We also discussed some of the specific alternative asset exchange traded products to consider for your portfolio including DJP, IAU, and VNQ. If your advisor has you in a cookie-cutter portfolio of only stocks and bonds, listen to our full show here to learn more about how ETFs and The ETF Store can help you open up an entire new world of investing.
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