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The question of whether putting money into gold or other precious metals is a good investment strategy comes up often.  DadsDivorce finance and investment guru explains the myths and realities of having your money tied up in gold.

Dan Danford, MBA, CRSP of Family Investment Center explains the best ways to best enhance your life on those occasions when you are the beneficiary of an inheritance, unexpected bonus, or other financial windfall.

Question:

I received a large sum of money through gifts and inheritance and have kept it in separate accounts.  They have not been co-mingled into the marriage so my spouse cannot touch it in the event of a divorce. I now have it in CD's but would like to invest the separate money into other investments, mostly into real estate with a little put into stocks and bonds. Can I do this and still be assured that the separate money I put up and any appreciation from the investments will still remain separate property and not subject to division in the event of a divorce? Would putting the separate property, gifts, inheritance, and real estate I owned before the marriage into a trust help in any way?

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