Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium: Investing in Precious Metals

In a recent podcast, a respected investment strategist said that increasing downside risks were forcing him to allocate a proportion of his investment portfolio to gold – and he hates gold! So what can precious metals offer your portfolio?

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In this podcast, Gemma Dale speaks to ETF Securities’ Kris Walesby about the history of precious metals, and what role they can play in a portfolio, including:

• How gold and silver tend to perform during different market cycles,
• The gold/silver ratio and what it can tell you about valuations,
• The demand and supply factors affecting platinum and palladium, such as industry usage, and
• How to access each asset in a diversified portfolio.

You can access this and previous episodes of the Your Wealth podcast now on iTunes, Podbean or at nabtrade.com.au/yourwealth.