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Is Gold Still Gold?
An appraisal of the fundamental reasons for buying gold
Peter Elston
Jul 25, 20227 min read
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Is Gold Still Precious?
The outlook for gold in the context of its long-term price trend
Peter Elston
Jul 22, 20225 min read
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Growing Pains
I remember feeling extremely honoured when I was invited four years ago to write this column. It seemed to me to be a great opportunity.
Peter Elston
Feb 1, 20223 min read
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Gold is No Longer for Fools
As many will know from bitter experience, a crisis often has two stages. The first is the crisis itself, whether a natural disaster that...
Peter Elston
Jun 1, 20204 min read
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Gold Is Not What You Think It Is
The term “gold bug” has been popularised in recent decades as a reference to ardent fans of gold investment. The almost imperceptible...
Peter Elston
Mar 1, 20193 min read
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Why Gold is a Poor Investment and Doesn't Always Hold its Value
What role should gold play in a portfolio? Should it be considered an investment, a store of value (money), or as insurance? "Although...
Peter Elston
Nov 1, 20154 min read
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Back to Basics: The Foundations of Multi-Asset Investing
The concept of multi-asset investing is not new, based as it is on allocating across various asset classes, such as equities, fixed...
Peter Elston
Jul 1, 20137 min read
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Is Cash Really King?
On October 17 Warren Buffett wrote in The New York Times that “equities will almost certainly outperform cash over the next decade,...
Peter Elston
Nov 1, 20084 min read
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Where's My Cycle?
An update on where I think we are in the business cycle with respect to growth, inflation and markets


Correlation or causation?
Data is too often presented in an unfair, unclear and misleading way


Dear John
Liontrust's John Husselbee's arguments in support of balanced funds are lame
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