Ralph Aldis: This Is the Key to Building Wealth

JT Long of Streetwise’s The Gold Report talks with portfolio manager Ralph Aldis about what investors should focus on when markets are volatile and global growth seems to be stalling. Ralph says regardless of what the pundits are saying, “all investors need an asset plan designed around individual timelines…then they have to stick to it.”

Ralph shares a few companies that he is “sticking with,” some of which are found in the Gold and Precious Metals Fund (USERX) and the World Precious Minerals Fund (UNWPX).

Read the interview here to get the full insight from Ralph.

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