Buy energy stocks and US houses, says Marc Faber

Wherever you think the future of the global economy lies, you need some energy in your portfolio, says Dr Marc Faber.

Whether you think that we are headed for disaster or facing "a Goldilocks situation" - where things are neither too hot nor too cold - you need some energy in your portfolio, says Dr Marc Faber.

Faber, who writes the Gloom, Boom and Doom investment newsletter, is known for his bearish views and says the current situation in the Middle East is a "nightmare". Speaking to CNBC Faber notes that "Saudi Arabia cannot offset the drop in Libyan production'. What's more "Saudi Arabia itself could be in big trouble (from civil unrest)".

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James McKeigue

James graduated from Keele University with a BA (Hons) in English literature and history, and has a certificate in journalism from the NCTJ. James has worked as a freelance journalist in various Latin American countries.He also had a spell at ITV, as welll as wring for Television Business International and covering the European equity markets for the Forbes.com London bureau. James has travelled extensively in emerging markets, reporting for international energy magazines such as Oil and Gas Investor, and institutional publications such as the Commonwealth Business Environment Report. He is currently the managing editor of LatAm INVESTOR, the UK's only Latin American finance magazine.