Global Asset Allocation: All That Glitters Case Solution & Answer

The decision to initiate a position in gold, the protagonist must evaluate its characteristics as a strategic component in a portfolio and if the time is right for an opportunistic tactical allocation. Factors to consider include how supply and demand for gold will be affected by the ways of the real interest rates, inflation expectations, the debt crisis in the euro area (and other financial restrictions) and the international value U.S. dollar, among other factors.
by
Francis Warnock
Source: Darden School of Business
19 pages.
Date Posted: March 14, 2011. Prod #: UV5645-PDF-ENG
Distribution of aggregate assets: all that glitters? Case Solution

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