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When things go bad, you may not need gold right away. But physical money could come in handy.
Photographer: Joseph Eid/AFP
By Merryn Somerset Webb
December 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM GMT+1
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How much cash do you have?
There are a couple of ways to take this question. Ask an investor and he will reply with a percentage. Maybe it’s 5%, maybe 20%. In bubble times, more. Everyone loves the optionality of cash in a crash.