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Some big investors see warning signs ahead for markets but are holding their positions. Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris is taking action: He’s put half of his $5.7 billion net worth into gold . . . .

Global debt has now reached over 327% of global GDP, $237 trillion. Prior to the financial crisis it was less than $150 trillion. The amount by which it has surged in just one year is the same amount as the ballooning national debt of the United States . . . .

Cryptocurrencies and the blockchain were thought by some to replace gold as the ultimate haven against financial calamity. Now the gold market is using blockchain to kick back at crypto and bring precious metals into the digital age . . . .

Peter Ginelli writes: Lately we have been seeing the term “stagflation” used in many headlines, by many respected analysts as well as the former and longest serving Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan in recent months . . . .

The University of Texas Investment Management Co. will examine its $1 billion gold position in the portfolio of the largest public university endowment in the U.S . . . .

Gold investors should be looking at gold for the long term.  Demand growth fundamentals are looking positive to this writer, while there is, in parallel, the prospect of diminishing supply.  It is the combination of these factors that makes gold so appealing in the medium and long term . . . .

A couple of weeks ago, my Foolish colleague Alan Oscroft asked whether recent large falls in the price of Bitcoin should be taken as a sign for investors to start buying the cryptocurrency. His conclusion? Definitely not. Not only do I agree with him but I think investors should really consider getting some exposure to a different asset . . . .

In my article from 4 months ago about gold versus bond yields, I concluded that gold would reach $1330-1350 from the $1280 level at the time of writing the analysis. So where do we go from here? . . . .

Investors should not take it for granted that inflation will rise from here, but whatever the direction of markets, gold is a prudent investment right now, according to Bill McQuaker, multi asset investment manager at Fidelity . . . .

The yellow metal ended the year up a little more than 13% – its best year since 2010 – while gold stocks, as measured by the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index, gained more than 11% . . . .