GOLD AND REAL ESTATE ARE THE BEST PLACES TO INVEST

No asset class stays at the top forever. There may be some years when gold is at the top and some when it is nowhere in the reckoning. Time was when gold had value and was something that many currencies were pegged to, but that is no more the case. Moreover, gold and real estate tend to rally in prosperous times when there is easy credit and a flush of buyers.

There is an element of

tangibility with both these asset classes that makes several investors fancy them. However, this alone is not sufficient reason for one to invest only in them. An ideal diversification strategy is to spread investments across asset classes and tactically make changes to benefit from short-term gains in them. In the long run, equities have consistently performed well, unlike other asset classes. ■