Investors have long recognised the role commodities can play in diversifying portfolios and providing inflation protection. Gold, however, occupies a unique position within the commodities universe.
Its distinctive market structure, long-term return profile, diversification benefits, inflation-hedging characteristics and deep liquidity support its role as a strategic asset in its own right, rather than simply a component of a broad commodities allocation.
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