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# Going against the grain, should one buy gold and s…


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- **money88 · 2026-04-04T09:07:47.000Z**: The phrase "going against the grain" means choosing a strategy opposite to what the majority of people or the market generally believes should be done. In other words, if the vast majority of investors are buying a certain asset, you choose to sell, and vice versa.Whether the "buy gold,