History
Gold and silver have long been used as monetary metals and crisis hedges.
Philosophy
Accept high volatility in exchange for direct precious-metals exposure.
Real Assets / Hard AssetsInflation hedgeGold heavyAggressiveLow complexity
Silver & Gold Portfolio
A concentrated precious-metals allocation split between gold and silver.
Asset allocation
Gold
70%Silver
30%Performance
How this allocation behaved across modern markets
Annual rebalancing, local bond and cash proxies where relevant, and optional inflation adjustment through CPI.
1970-2024Log scale
CAGR
6.3%
1970-2024
Max drawdown
-53.5%
Volatility
20.6%
Worst year
-32.6%
1981
Implementation
Local products and proxies
🌐 Silver & Gold Portfolio implementation
Long-term individual investor
Use broad, low-cost funds or ETFs matching each asset class.
Account notes: Implementation depends on local account types and tax wrappers.
Costs: Prefer low-cost, liquid vehicles.
Rebalancing: Annual rebalancing or tolerance bands.
Tax: Country-specific tax treatment should be reviewed before implementation.
Product names are implementation examples for research. Availability, taxation, share classes and suitability should be checked with the investor's broker and tax situation.
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Silver25%
Commodities15%
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Commodities30%
REITs25%
Cash10%
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Commodities7.5%
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TIPS25%
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