RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Portfolio Implications of Gold Investment
JF The Journal of Investing
FD Institutional Investor Journals
SP 77
OP 87
DO 10.3905/joi.2008.701958
VO 17
IS 1
A1 Mitchell Ratner
A1 Steven Klein
YR 2008
UL https://pm-research.com/content/17/1/77.abstract
AB This article investigates the use of gold as an investment asset. The data consist of U.S. and foreign equity returns from 1975 to 2005. The results indicate that investment in gold is inferior to a simple buy-and-hold strategy of U.S. equities over the long term. Gold is often believed to provide potential as a defensive asset, given its low correlation with U.S. equities. However, a portfolio optimization technique using actual and simulated data indicates that the long-term portfolio benefits of holding gold are marginal at bestTOPICS: Other real assets, portfolio management/multi-asset allocation, performance measurement