Sunday, February 26, 2012

WSJ: When Investing, Try Thinking Outside the Box

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Sometimes it pays to look beyond the obvious when it comes to investing.

That means adding some exotic investments to a portfolio laden with blue-chip stocks and Treasury bonds. Think platinum and pipelines.

The popularity of blue chips has driven the Dow Jones Industrial Average to levels not seen since before the financial crisis. And investors so crave Treasurys that yields have plunged and remain close to historic lows. The way to find bargains is where others aren't and that means going off the beaten path. For more read here.

Photo by Giorgio Trovato on Unsplash

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