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Feeling nervous? Brighten up your portfolio with bullion

By Prieur du Plessis, on March 15th, 2007 posted in: Commodities

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“What will my likely return on capital be?” is probably one of the questions most often asked by investors. But in a global investment environment faced with increasing uncertainty and the potential of low or negative equity returns, investors should perhaps rather ask about the return of capital (i.e. the preservation of capital).

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