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Chris W. Rea
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I have some gold (GLD), but not much - a little over 1% of my net worth, and about 2% of my non-retirement investments. I'd like to increase this position as an inflation hedge and to have something that is less correlated with the market as a whole, but I'm not sure how much I should have. My

My initial gut feel was to get up to somewhere between 5 and 10% of my net worth, but that's not really based on anything. Is there any general rule? Or at least what do you personally recommend?

I have some gold (GLD), but not much - a little over 1% of my net worth, and about 2% of my non-retirement investments. I'd like to increase this position as an inflation hedge and to have something that is less correlated with the market as a whole, but I'm not sure how much I should have. My initial gut feel was to get up to somewhere between 5 and 10% of my net worth, but that's not really based on anything. Is there any general rule? Or at least what do you personally recommend?

I have some gold (GLD), but not much - a little over 1% of my net worth, and about 2% of my non-retirement investments. I'd like to increase this position as an inflation hedge and to have something that is less correlated with the market as a whole, but I'm not sure how much I should have.

My initial gut feel was to get up to somewhere between 5 and 10% of my net worth, but that's not really based on anything. Is there any general rule?

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Is there a general guideline for what percentage of a portfolio should be in gold?

I have some gold (GLD), but not much - a little over 1% of my net worth, and about 2% of my non-retirement investments. I'd like to increase this position as an inflation hedge and to have something that is less correlated with the market as a whole, but I'm not sure how much I should have. My initial gut feel was to get up to somewhere between 5 and 10% of my net worth, but that's not really based on anything. Is there any general rule? Or at least what do you personally recommend?