2020 alternatives outlook: Real assets and gold offer 'key benefits' for investors

Prospects for alternatives remain positive

Lauren Mason
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Negative yields, equities and bonds remaining in lockstep and heightened geopolitical uncertainty has led several investment professionals to either increase their weighting or maintain an overweight to alternatives throughout the course of 2019.

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