Gold tracks the price of physical gold bullion. It’s a particularly uncorrelated asset able to pick up the slack when both stocks and bonds falter.
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- +SCB — Total market fund that includes small caps (85% LCB + 15% SCB)
- +EM — Global fund that includes emerging markets (~90% DEV + 10% EM)
- -CAN — Excludes Canada (or other specified country normally in the index)
- Acc — Accumulating
- Dist — Distributing
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Gold funds are popular worldwide. However if you want to bypass a fund altogether, gold is one of the few investing assets that you can hold in your hand. Gold bullion coins purchased from reputable dealers have long been highly sought by gold investors.
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The Portfolio Charts gold data tracks the price of gold bullion on the open market. It only includes physical gold and does not include mining companies.
Gold is a true global asset where the market crosses all borders. So for investors looking for international diversification, it is definitely worth checking out as an alternative to international stocks and bonds.
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