Fighting fire with fire is rarely a winning strategy for investors. When markets are volatile and geopolitical tension soars, it seldom makes sense to invest in speculative assets or risky pre-profit stocks.Safe-haven precious metals like gold and silver are commonly used to hedge risk, as are U.S. Treasuries (though that strategy might not be as foolproof anymore). Of course, gold and silver offer no interest payments, and bond prices drop when yields increase. Some stock sectors, like utilities or consume ...