Is Now a Good Time to Start Investing in Gold and Other Alternative Assets?

Is Now a Good Time to Start Investing in Gold and Other Alternative Assets?

Now that share prices have regained the ground they lost back in March, some analysts are worried the recovery has gone too far -- that a bubble might be brewing. Gold and real estate are the best-known options, but other choices include silver and other precious metals, bitcoin, mineral rights, timberland, livestock, and even collectors' items like classic cars and artwork. Alternative assets are appealing in uncertain times because they don't move in lockstep with the financial markets.