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Originally Posted by BIGTYMER
Defense stocks. The US warmachine is never full. Perpetual war. ISIS isn't going anywhere. The middle east is getting worse. Trump or not the US wars will continue. China. US must keep dominance. It's money in the bank.
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Don't forget this economy is dead in the water and it died in 2008. Anyone who is thinking about a pure paper play, is taking some risk. Real estate and stocks will do just fine but as for cash in the bank, with perpetually low interest rates, even after a small hike next week (if it comes along) you're getting nothing but you're carrying a whole lot of banking, sovereign, inflation, geopolitical and counter party risk.
I reckon at least 10% of your assets in precious metals (Gold and Silver) is more important now than it has ever been in history. Gold now around $1080/oz and Silver around $14/oz, they sure won't be lower this time next year.
Another point is this year nothing has done particularly well in 2015. Stocks, commodities both down and real estate is slowing too this year. However, two niche oddity is Bit Coins and Domain Names. The market for domain names has done exceptionally well, acquiring or even flipping Domain Names is a good way into some big dollar gains if you're prepared to buy and hold for 5 yrs plus.