Gold has historically outperformed other assets during adverse market conditions such as political crises and recessions. This is because gold as an asset class has negative correlation to cash, treasurys, equities and other assets. Click to enlarge In addition gold has produced competitive returns over various periods relative to other assets. Source: Fear Creeps Back into …

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The US equity markets had one of the steepest falls yesterday. The market became volatile last week and culminated yesterday with the sharpest drop yet in recent years. The Dow fell over 1,100 points with a loss of 4.6%. S&P 500 also fell in tandem. In the past months, stocks made one record after another. …

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