Gold - a unique commodity

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Juan Carlos Artigas, investment research manager at the World Gold Council, makes a case for gold as an independent asset class.

Gold has played a critical role in the world economy since the early days of human civilization. Its uses as a financial asset are manifold and well documented  a store of wealth, a monetary ass...

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