by Jocelynn Smith
The Sovereign Investor
After more than three months, the market is basically flat for 2016. Oil has taken traders on a painful roller-coaster ride. And the only investment that seems to be shining still is gold with its gain of more than 15% this year.
Ask any smart investment adviser and they will all use one important word: diversification.
You don’t put all your eggs in one basket if you want to have some eggs for later.
The problem is that many investment gurus fail to tell you about some of the key options you have for preserving and steadily growing your wealth, protected from the market turmoil. (And there is still some significant turmoil on the horizon for stocks.) It’s more than just stocks and bonds. I’m even looking beyond having some exposure to precious metals.