Why this question and why now?
My views on investing in gold have been very clear, I am not a being fan of investing in gold. You can read my previous post here or watch a video I recently did here
But being not a fan is one thing and understanding contradictory view points from experts who sit on the other side of fence is another and as investors when facts change we should change our mind.
Most returns in investing are cyclical as the below picture depicts
image source – Motilal Oswal
Even within an asset class the winners keep changing
Image source – Vanguard Australia
Knowing above information, we know that timing can really improve one’s return. Many market participants would say time in market is more important than timing market. However there are small sub set of investors who have done well using rules to move in and out of asset classes
See below screen grab which shows results of timing and riding up cycles in stocks and gold
I think you should spend 15 mins to watch this full video from Mike Maloney to appreciate the concept
In what works on wall street Jim … Read the rest