Ms Sturgeon had spoken to other devolved governments and the UK government, and agreed that officials would work together to devise an alternative allocation method.

BBC: Nicola Sturgeon

Some assistance in answering the diversification question is to see if your portfolio has any tactical asset allocation strategies, alternative investments and more.

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Central bankers and hedge funders are only putting a small allocation into gold as a hedge or alternative reserve.

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