The
past two years have been black swans in the history of gold. The metal gave
negative returns in 2013 and this year is not expected to be any different (see
graphic). Investors who binged on the yellow metal when prices were making new
highs on a weekly basis in 2012 have been badly bruised.
What
you should do: Experts advise that investors should not allocate more than 5-10
per cent of their portfolio to gold. They also say that one should rebalance
the portfolio to maintain this allocation best investment plan in india. Says Priti Gupta, executive
director-commodities and currencies, Anand Rathi Commodities: "Whenever
there is a change in value in any part of your portfolio, you should rebalance.
When prices (of any asset) are falling, you should buy."
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