commodities or healthcare funds, looking to diversify

[amarowsky]

I was looking at my main brokerage account, and I think it would be a good time to buy some commodities in their current bear market. Also one of the podcasts I listen to (the disciplined investor) mentioned that a lot of precious metal stocks are trading so low that there could potentially be a huge opportunity to see huge percentage growths over the future years (<10 years?).

I wanted to know if anyone have any good ideas where to look. I was using the search feature on one of my brokerage accounts, and there are just so many options and choices, it is kind of daunting. Also it seems hard to tell which choices would be good based off of reviews/ratings (morning star, moody, etc) because they are all so far in the crapper.

Also I'm under represented in healthcare, I tend to lean towards dividend paying stocks/etfs/MF's, if anyone has good examples or places to consider to research either I would greatly appreciate it.

[disneysteve]

Also I'm under represented in healthcare

I've invested in Vanguard's Healthcare fund for years. It is one of the best-performing funds of all time. VGHCX. They also have an ETF version. In over 30 years, it has averaged over 17%/year return.

[amarowsky]

I've invested in Vanguard's Healthcare fund for years. It is one of the best-performing funds of all time. VGHCX. They also have an ETF version. In over 30 years, it has averaged over 17%/year return.

thanks a bunch Steve, I tried to start up my healthcare/medical section of my portfolio by going into biotech pharmaceuticals. Unfortunately I couldn't have timed it worse, and took a pretty good beating. I was planning on looking into a vanguard or fidelity funds for some good brand low expense options. This will definitely move the needle in that direction for me. Thank you

[feh]

thanks a bunch Steve, I tried to start up my healthcare/medical section of my portfolio by going into biotech pharmaceuticals. Unfortunately I couldn't have timed it worse, and took a pretty good beating. I was planning on looking into a vanguard or fidelity funds for some good brand low expense options. This will definitely move the needle in that direction for me. Thank you

I'm curious - after your previous experience of timing a sector of the market, why do you want to do this again?