Why are gold and silver valuable additions to an investor's portfolio? Explained

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Indeed, key commodities such as gold and silver can be robust additions to your portfolio over the long term..

Even in the COVID year of 2020, gold and even silver did exceptionally well, recording 28% and 44% annual returns in that calendar year..

Inflation-beating returns: When three-year rolling returns of gold and silver MCX prices are taken from Jan 2007 to December 2023, gold has given 11.5% returns on an average, while silver has given mean returns of 9.6%, which are much higher than the prevailing inflation rates. . . . View Full Image..

Gold and silver 5-year rolling returns Adding commodities to your portfolio..

Investors must add commodities within their overall portfolio by investing in gold and silver via the exchange traded fund (ETF) or fund of fund route..