Paul Bolster and Emery Trahan, professors of finance at Northeastern University, were curious about the Mad Money phenomenon, and applied the full force of their analytical powers to a study of Jim Cramer's advice. They published their analysis earlier this year, and it reveals answers to key questions - such as whether Cramer's picks move the market or whether Cramer can legitimately call himself a skillful stock picker.
We preserve an allocation to gold as a hedge against geopolitical risks, with an allocation to silver where risk appropriate.
If the seesawing U.S. general election is a reminder of anything, it's that investors can never be certain of what is going to happen in the world.