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Gold instead of money market in the children's portfolio?

Hello everyone,


After a long time as a silent reader, I would like to share my first post today - with a question that is currently on my mind.


My children benefited early on from an inheritance. I invested the capital I received in a long-term, broadly diversified portfolio:


  • 65 % in $WEBN (+0,03 %) - as a low-cost basic investment
  • 20 % in $WTCH (+0,93 %) - as a growth-oriented addition.
  • 15 % in the $XEON (+0,01 %) - originally intended as a liquidity reserve. It seemed sensible to me, although I would never have been able to say what this liquidity was being held for...


As my children won't need the money in the money market ETF for the next few years, I'm now thinking about reallocating this proportion. At the moment I'm flirting with a gold ETC - e.g. $4GLD (-0,64 %) or $EWG2 (-2,03 %) .


My reasoning: Gold has become much more expensive recently, which makes me wonder: Is now even a good time to get in? Or would a staggered purchase over several months (keyword: DCA) make more sense in order to reduce the risk of a short-term price decline?


My questions to you:

How sensible is gold as a long-term addition (investment horizon: initially 10-15 years) in a child's portfolio?

Would you completely reallocate the money market portion now - or would you rather invest in a staggered manner (DCA)?


I look forward to your opinions! Thank you already for your input - and it's great to be actively involved now!


Best regards

Joo

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I have held 25 percent gold in my portfolio for 20 years and have no regrets (it has increased tenfold). I would definitely advise this, the scenario that the national debt of the USA etc. leads to severe distortions is likely and gold is a hedge against this
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Has the price of gold risen too much or have the national currencies depreciated too much in recent years?
You can look at it from both sides.
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A money market ETF does not fit into a children's portfolio at all. Why should you take risk out of it?
On the other hand, I think gold is a sensible addition. I would switch in one go and take $EWG2. The fees at $4GLD cost nerves and money.
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