Going for gold: how a 'strange' investment is now mainstream

Going for gold: how a 'strange' investment is now mainstream

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'"The number of transactions have stepped up in recent months, she said.

Advertisement: Story continues below "It just keeps getting bigger and bigger. We had to put on a new staff member this month to cope with the volume.

"Three years ago, if you said you held physical gold in your investment portfolio, people might [have thought] it's almost a bit strange.

"But now, people are holding physical precious metals in their portfolio. It's mainstream."'

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