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I am frequently asked "Can you consistently outperform the market?" I think I shock many of them when I answer, "No, I can't." But is that the right question?

Asset Allocation is the process of deciding how to distribute wealth among various asset classes and sectors. No one asset class tends to outperform others consistently. Therefore, it is critical to diversify and adapt your portfolio to the dynamic investment climate.

November 25, 2011, Los Angeles - Gold bullion prices rose in light trading 0.18 percent or $3.00 to close at $1,694.50 an ounce on Thursday, as France and Germany agreed to halt bickering in public over whether the European Central Bank (ECB) should do more to rescue the eurozone from its widening debt crisis. The price of Silver advanced 0.38 percent or $0.12 to close at $31.80 an ounce while the Gold/Silver ratio, the number of ounces of Silver it takes to buy one ounce of Gold, edged down to 53.29 as Silver outperformed Gold.

The market remained strong in morning trade with the Sensex surging 281.73 points or 1.07 percent to 26528.52 and the Nifty climbing 84.10 points or 1.07 percent to 7926.80 supported by broadbased buying. Market expert Ambareesh Baliga sees 7,800-7,750 as good support level for the Nifty. In an interview with CNBC-TV18, he said Nifty is unlikely to go much beyond 8,000 levels. He remains positive on cyclicals and expects them to become more attractive post any market correction. According to Baliga, the next leg of market rally will be led by cyclicals. The broader markets outperformed benchmarks with the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices rising 1.4 percent each. Advancing shares outnumbered declining ones by a ratio of 1544 to 380 on the Bombay Stock Exchange. The BSE Capital Goods, Realty, Metal, Banks, Healthcare, Power and Oil & Gas indices gained 1-1.7 percent. Hindalco and BHEL kept their top positions in the buying list, up 4.8 percent and 3.5 percent, respectively. Dr Reddy's Labs, Cipla, HDFC, Bank of Baroda, Ambuja Cements and PNB surged 2-2.6 percent. However, NTPC and Bajaj Auto were only losers in the Sensex 30 stocks.

The Stock Market regain sharply followed by short covering in banking and financials, capital goods, auto and select oil stocks after falling for previous seven sessions. The BSE Sensex gained 281.62 points to 26762.26 and NSE Nifty rise 80 points to 8102.40. The broader market outperformed benchmarks with BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices rising 1.2 percent and 1 percent respectively.

Investment in real estate is really a better and profitable option because it is the only market which has outperformed when compared with the other investment options like stock market etc. Same l...

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