Gold is commonly utilized by investors as a hedge against market risks including volatility, inflation, and geopolitical turmoil. Investors looking for exposure to this safe haven asset have several options, including investing in gold bullion directly or buying gold futures contracts.
In conjunction with a buy signal in our "Gold Plan" timing model we added an allocation to the iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (RING) in both our Income and Growth model portfolios, notes Jim Woods, editor of Successful Investing.