Moving more to foreign shares (+5%), TIPS (+2%), commodities (+4%, gold / oil), REITs (perhaps an inflation hedge, +2%.) I just need to spread my bets more widely since I have little confidence in the USD and I’m looking for hedges.
What I’d really like, but can’t find, are a MMF and Intermediate Bond fund in ex-USD basket of currencies. I want to flee the dollar (to a certain extent), but don’t need more equities. I’d like to bet against the USD by holding interest bearing accounts in EURO or preferably all non-USD currencies simultaneously.
If you have any other ideas, I’m all ears.
I’m afraid I’m all out of ideas, having bought into a financial plan by someone I trusted and who has kept telling me to “sit tight for now”. I’m spread out with foreign and U.S. investments, and I’m afraid to look at my portfolio today. And no amount of my usual therapeutic activities (home improvements mostly) are helping. Maybe I should try hiding under the covers. :)
I believe this fund is all foreign, and no US dollars.
http://www.merkfund.com/ mostly Euro and Swiss, is the make up the Hard Currency Fund.
But I believe that the Euro will tank as well.