“Diversification is a safety factor that is essential because we should be humble enough to admit we can be wrong.”
- John Templeton
U.S. stocks absolutely stank from 2000 to 2010. Owning almost anything else was a better bet.
The S&P 500 is down about 5% so far in 2025. Meanwhile, emerging markets are up 4%, and developed markets outside of the U.S. are up 7%. And German stocks, as an example, are up 19%.
In short, we have a generation of investors brainwashed against investing outside the U.S. But right now, that’s exactly what you want to do.
Blackrock chairman Larry Fink said that the future standard portfolio may look more like 50/30/20 – 50 per cent stocks, 30 per cent bonds and 20 per cent private assets such as real estate, infrastructure and private credit.
Some assets that are increasingly seen to help diversify portfolios and enhance returns;-
1. Private equity
2. Private credit
3. Gold
4. Real estate and infrastructure
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