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Dec 2024
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Diversifying our portfolio diversifiers

Blackrock
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We believe economies are undergoing a transformation that could keep shifting the long-term economic trend. Vivek Paul, Global Head of Portfolio Research at the BlackRock Investment Institute, discusses why transformation calls for adding new portfolio diversifiers like bitcoin. 
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