History
Combines a monetary hedge with traditional fixed-income stability.
Philosophy
Favor capital preservation and crisis diversification over equity growth.
Real Assets & Monetary RefugeGold & precious metalsReal Assets / Hard AssetsInflation hedgeGold heavyDefensiveLow complexity
Gold & Bonds Portfolio
A defensive two-asset portfolio split equally between gold and bonds.
Asset allocation
Gold
50%Bonds
50%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
6.8%
1970-2024
Max drawdown
-18.6%
Volatility
11.1%
Worst year
-18.4%
2013
Implementation
Local products and proxies
Global · Gold & Bonds 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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Gold25%
Commodities25%
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Gold Standard Portfolio
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Desert Portfolio
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Stocks30%
Long Bonds30%
Gold30%
Cash10%
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REITs25%
Gold25%
Commodities25%
TIPS25%
Gold Heavy Permanent Portfolio
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Gold40%
Stocks20%
Long Bonds20%
Cash20%