China: Real estate crisis drives investors into gold bars

China's real estate crisis and weakening economy are causing investors to rethink. Gold bars and coins are coming back into focus as a safe alternative to real estate and shares.

The real estate crisis and economic uncertainties have led to a further change in asset management in China. More and more investors are looking for a stable alternative in gold bars and coins.

China in crisis: gold becomes a refuge

For decades, real estate has been the preferred way for the Chinese to build wealth. Around 75 percent of private assets in …