| Gold is not a commodity – or at least, it is unlike all other commodities, according to Smith & Williamson fund manager Ani Markova. Markova says that of all the commodities, precious metals is the category most likely to succeed in the short to medium term, and investors should be positioning their portfolios to benefit from this curve. Hers is a contrarian view.
The recent problems in the Ukraine would usually be a catalyst for gold prices to rise – when political and economic issues threaten markets, investors usually run for the perceived safehaven of gold. During the depths of the eurocrisis, the global recession and when banks threatened to default in the UK, the gold price soared...............................................Full Article: Source
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