Lessons from the recession

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Ann Dempster, managing director of Plum Software, looks at adviser strategies for recovery.

Reading the newspapers in the current economic climate can be a depressing experience – particularly if you work in financial services. It might seem to many advisers that the tough times are never going to end. But the economic cycle will continue, and eventually, growth will return to the economy.  We have seen a few positive indicators in the housing market recently, shares have rallied, and although we are not out of the woods yet, we can at least hope that we may be at the beginning of the end of the recession. Recessions can also be a fantastic learning experience for those busi...

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