Equities are good value against gilts

Expectations of inflation, rising interest rates and weak bond markets, combined with stret-ched valuations, could all be reasons for selling shares. Nevertheless, we at Jupiter believe that there are still plenty of opportunities to make profitable investments in the UK stock market over both the short and medium term Since the economic crisis of last summer and autumn, the UK stock market has risen by more than many continental European markets, although not as much as Wall Street. In marked contrast to previous years, small and mid caps have outperformed their larger counterparts. There...