Why Diamonds May Be An Investing Gem

Published on 16/09/11

Can you name a precious commodity that hit record prices this summer? That has long been considered highly valuable for its remarkable beauty alone? In which demand is surging at the same time as mineable supplies are shrinking?

Yes, yes, there’s gold (GC-FT1,778.90-2.50-0.14%). We know all about that one – it’s been in all the papers. But there’s a hidden gem that gets much less attention than gold, yet has put in a similarly spectacular performance over the past several months – and may well outperform gold in the next few years.