Why your clients shouldn't sleep on it

Vanishingly low interest rates and volatile stock markets have tested the patience of many investors over the past few years. But stuffing money under the mattress is not a sensible option, with UK retail price inflation running at its highest level since the early 1990s. The best response to volatility is to keep long-term objectives firmly in mind and stay true to two simple principles a generation of investors may have forgotten over the long equity bull market of the 1980s and 1990s. First, to diversify across asset classes – with safe haven investments such as gilts and gold n...