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Post by Fletchsmile on Jan 26, 2016 13:41:48 GMT 7
======================================================================= Tips for investors in a bear marketThe FTSE 100 entered a technical bear market on Wednesday, closing 20% lower than its recently attained peak of 7,104 on 27 April 2015. Over that period the UK stock market shed around £450bn in vale. The market bounced yesterday and is flying high again today (so far). However the index level is still significantly below where it stood nine months ago. Stocks are prone to periodic setbacks and those who have invested in equities need to keep their heads when markets take a tumble. Being greedy when others are fearful is easier said than done, but it’s a maxim which is well observed at times like these. Maintaining perspective is also important; while the stock market has had a bad run of late, medium and long-term investors have still enjoyed a reasonably positive return, despite the recent sell-off. contd. www.hl.co.uk/news/articles/tips-for-investors-in-a-bear-market |
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Post by rgs2001uk on Jan 26, 2016 19:52:39 GMT 7
Yeah yeah yeah, same old mantra, great buying oppotunity.
I just dont know what to buy or where to park my cash.
Investment Trusts anyone.
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Post by AyG on Jan 27, 2016 11:16:17 GMT 7
With this "buying opportunity" lark, do real world investors sit on large piles of cash, waiting to invest, whilst the cash's value is being eroded by inflation? Or is this just a fiction invented by financial journalists?
Personally, beyond my "emergency fund", I try and keep as little in cash as possible - usually less than 1% of my investments.
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Post by rgs2001uk on Jan 27, 2016 20:54:47 GMT 7
^^^ personally speaking yes.
I doubt if I will ever see 2.75 to the A$ again, but the pound is up 25% against it in the last few years, going from 1.6 to over 2.
Guess it may have to be more land in Australia for me.
As for being eroded by inflation, the 30k sterling I have sat in the stockbrokers account is still there, if I had invested it, it would be down 20%.
Horses for courses.
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