Effective diversification is critical in turbulent markets, and adding a gold fund may enable you to...
Effective diversification is critical in turbulent markets, and adding a gold fund may enable you to spread your portfolio risks more effectively. BlackRock's Merrrill Lynch Gold & General Fund displays an above-average volatility of 26% over three years, but has also built a consistency of high-performance ranking, displayed by its Defaqto QuantRater ranking of 4 for each quarter of the last year. Defaqto QuantRater rates funds by assessing their effective use of risk and consistency of past performance ranking. The rating provides an insight into how skilfully a fund has been managed. G...
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