Riding out the storm: Five tips for investors during market turbulence

AJ Bell's Russ Mould holds clients' hands

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Russ Mould shares five tips to pass along to clients who might be feeling the pressure during times of market volatility

This week's market upheaval has tested the nerves of investors for the first time since 2015, according to AJ Bell's investment director Russ Mould. He said the volatility followed a "period of mill pond like calm". "The fact that the global sell-off has halted, at least for now, suggests investors have quite sensibly not hit the panic button yet but they will be on high alert and will understandably be monitoring the situation very carefully. "In these circumstances, there are five lessons worth remembering, all of which can be useful when it comes to asset allocation, portfolio cons...

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