C13 is an ETF of 1-3 year bonds, and MTH is 25+ year bonds, the longest-bond Euro ETF I can find. If you have other suggestions I would love to hear them.
CEU is the MSCI Europe index ETF, but there is also the Eurostoxx 600 as well as individual country ETFs like DAX for Germany and CAC for France. For gold, next time around I would probably use SGOL (Swiss Gold) instead of GBS.
PS I guess the US bond funds do well in times of market crashes as (a) they are in dollars which is a currency of refuge and (b) they are US Govt bonds which are regarded as very secure. However in the longer term, the Euro and Dollar PPs have performed similarly in recent years (from memory).
PPS as I write, I see that Gold's time may have come: up 4% yesterday and 2% in Europe this morning. Vive le PP !
C13 is an ETF of 1-3 year bonds, and MTH is 25+ year bonds, the longest-bond Euro ETF I can find. If you have other suggestions I would love to hear them.
CEU is the MSCI Europe index ETF, but there is also the Eurostoxx 600 as well as individual country ETFs like DAX for Germany and CAC for France. For gold, next time around I would probably use SGOL (Swiss Gold) instead of GBS.
PS I guess the US bond funds do well in times of market crashes as (a) they are in dollars which is a currency of refuge and (b) they are US Govt bonds which are regarded as very secure. However in the longer term, the Euro and Dollar PPs have performed similarly in recent years (from memory).
PPS as I write, I see that Gold's time may have come: up 4% yesterday and 2% in Europe this morning. Vive le PP !
