A benchmark portfolio with an 8.5% allocation to gold suffered 5% lower losses during the financial crisis than one not holding gold, research published by the World Gold Council (WGC) suggests.
In its latest report, Gold: Hedging Against Tail Risk, the WGC claimed a modest, consistent holding of gold mitigates the potential for significant loss of value during extreme market events. WG...
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