Posted on 09/04/2012 9:06:56 AM PDT by AdamBomb
Okay, with the presidential race virtually tied and the contrasts between the two being so significant, what is the best investing strategy between now and the election?
1) All Cash 2) Bonds but no stocks 3) Stocks and Bonds 4) ?????
Obviously, if Romney looks like he is gonna win, then I'd go long on stocks and the market. If zero wins, I don't know what to do.
Good question, but also, what to do next year. A lot has been posted about economy tanking next year.
Good question, but also, what to do next year. A lot has been posted about economy tanking next year.
4)..Precious Metals..gold and silver......that is what I am invested in....
If ZERO wins it won’t make any difference where you put your money since soon it will be taken from you or the dollar will soon completely fail and it will be worthless anyway.
Get your money out of the country, before your country gets your money out of you.
I’ve decided there is just one course for the future. Moving money from here overseas. I suggest holding money in multiple currencies, held at the world’s strongest banks, physical gold (some here, some there) and investing from offshore.
Once capital controls are instituted, it will be too late. After that, the dollar will be likely be devalued and your savings will as well.
Word.
I have a bridge for sale :)
IMHO, short-term government bonds are overbought, so I'd go with a short-term bond fund that holds only bonds issued by very reputable companies.
Of course, if Romney wins and stocks take off in response, my suggestion will look pretty foolish.
what about rock solid intermediate bond funds like PONDX or PTTDX? Both Pimco?
Thoughts?
inventions....best investmets available....contract investors
If you don’t want to make a decision ‘til the election, just wait-it-out. Invest over a longer-term than two months, though ... short-term investment is more volatile than long-term.
SnakeDoc
They'd be excellent options if the Fed does not raise interest rates for a few years.
But if inflation heats up, and the Fed raises interest rates in response, your share price loss will wipe out any interest rate advantage.
Just in case you didn't know, as interest rates rise, bond prices fall. Long term bonds get hit the most; some can lose 25% or more of their share price in one year. Intermediates get hit less, and short-term least of all. In fact, you can actually make money with short-term bonds in a rising interest rate environment if the rises are gentle enough.
Having said all that, I've been too conservative with bonds in the last five years. I'm afraid of inflation (and of Obama), so I've stuck with short-term bonds. In hindsight, that was wrong. Interest rates have dropped, not risen.
Rock solid cash cow companies that pay dividends. SDRL is one.
But a more practical place to put dollars would be at Ammunitiontogo.com.
Canned food (with can openers) and shotguns (with shells).
Weyerheauser
For a portion of your portfolio, makes sense as well. Historical studies have shown that such companies do well even in inflationary times. They can raise their product prices along with inflation.
And I do believe that inflation is coming. Inflating the currency is the only way to pay back the enormous debt we have.
Of course, I've been wrong before. That's why I'm typing this from a house and not a mansion.
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