Options for Investors at Times of Volatility and Uncertainty

There are options, but it sill depend very much on the profile of individuals with respect to investment knowledge, skills in application of effective trading tools, risk taking profile.  The options are:

1. Wait at the sideline to watch until uncertainties clear
2. Trading, but have to do more hard work - equities and futures etc.
3. Accumulate for long term on FA, mainly those stocks with high dividend income
4. Other investments - like in Gold or property,  or cash in FD etc. 

This is a period of a need of self assessment, preparing for any eventualities, expecting the worse on one hand, but hoping for the best on the other.  If one is really not sure, a best option to avoid stress is keeping cash and do nothing, and this option will minimise risk exposure and avoid the persistent play among the emotions of hope, fear and greed.  Keeping cash merely lose a bit if inflation rate is higher than the FD interest rates. 

source : http://fundamentalwithtechnicalanalysis.blogspot.com/2011/09/options-for-investors-in-times-of.html

I guess this is very useful for the time being, so I am recorded here for my future reference to ensure that not losing money during uncertain market.