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Precious Metals/Gold Fund A mutual fund or other investment company that invests predominantly or exclusively in securities related to gold or other precious metals. For example, it may invest in futures contracts or options in silver and platinum. Gold fund. Gold funds are mutual funds or exchange traded funds (ETFs) that purchase shares in gold mining companies, companies that process and distribute gold, and sometimes the gold itself. Investors purchase gold funds as a hedge against inflation and international instability -- both economic and political. Since the performance of gold as an asset class is not correlated to the performance of stocks, bonds, and cash, by adding such a fund to your portfolio you can help protect it against systematic risk. Gold funds tend to be extremely volatile, so fund managers try to minimize risk by investing in a diversified portfolio, often purchasing shares in companies that operate in different regions of the world. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A dollar invested in the average gold fund five years ago would be worth around $3. A precious-metals mutual fund selected at random, the Van Eck International Investors Gold Fund, has 2 averaged a 4. He was a portfolio manager with the Franklin Templeton Group's Franklin Gold Fund and Valuemark Precious Metals Funds. |
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