Markets

Should we put all our money in emerging markets, where the growth is?

Hardly a week goes by without more reports detailing quite how hopeless UK fund managers are at managing our investments. Last weekend’s money sections featured so many such stories that surely readers must be starting to question the wisdom of paying so-called ‘experts’ exorbitant charges to buy and sell shares on their behalf.

There was a feeling of déjà vu when the FTSE 100 broke through the 6000 barrier this week. We’ve been there several times since the late ‘90s and, who knows, we may well pass it on the way up and down several more times yet.

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Ten fundamental steps for investing success

The weight of evidence tells us that a diversified, risk-adjusted portfolio will, over the long term, deliver our goals.The trouble is, our brains are wired to respond to bad news more emphatically than good. So what can we do when speculation and panic threaten to take over?

A balanced view of the returns and risks of emerging markets

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