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December 2013 Market View

Friday, January 24th, 2014

2013 was a good year for equity investors and, for once, a bad year for bond holders. The FTSE was up by 14% but Gilt prices fell by 7%. But we must not get carried away. The average long term return from equities including dividends is 9.5%, but we know that on average we get … Continue reading “December 2013 Market View”

November 2013 Market View

Sunday, December 8th, 2013

The global equity markets continue to fret over “the taper” and whether growth is robust enough for the US and thus the global economy to cope without QE. The big test starts now with the post-Thanksgiving US consumer spending spree. With new iPads, iPhones and Xboxes to tempt the public out of their self-imposed frugality, … Continue reading “November 2013 Market View”

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