What gold and other alternative assets have to offer investors

SPONSORED CONTENT – Tim West, managing director at Close Brothers, on the opportunities and risks of investing in gold.

Diversification – not putting all of your eggs in one basket – is vital for long-term investment success. As well as shares and bonds, many investors favour gold for its perceived “safe haven” properties.

Tim West, managing director at Close Brothers Asset Management, examines whether this is really the case and considers what other alternative investments may have to offer.

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