http://gotoretirement.com/2010/01/should-you-own-gold-retirement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=should-you-own-gold-retirement A Baby Boomer's Journey from Retirement Planning to Retirement Living Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:04:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://gotoretirement.com/2010/01/should-you-own-gold-retirement/comment-page-1/#comment-2130 Gary Silverman, CFP Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:09:28 +0000 http://gotoretirement.com/?p=4452#comment-2130 Consider the Permanent Portfolio Fund (PRPFX). It has a fixed allocation (20% gold, 5% silver, 10% Swiss francs, 35% US Treasuries, 15% real estate and natural resources, 15% aggressive-growth stocks) and returned 19.08% last year according to Morningstar (8.5% annualized for 15 years). While I don't recommend it as a stand-alone fund, it does have some intriguing characteristics. Consider the Permanent Portfolio Fund (PRPFX). It has a fixed allocation (20% gold, 5% silver, 10% Swiss francs, 35% US Treasuries, 15% real estate and natural resources, 15% aggressive-growth stocks) and returned 19.08% last year according to Morningstar (8.5% annualized for 15 years). While I don’t recommend it as a stand-alone fund, it does have some intriguing characteristics.

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