Equity offers superior returns

Anyone who had invested just ahead of the UK's last stock market crash 13 years ago would still be better off than if they had left their money in the building society. As the anniversary of Black Monday approaches the AITC has produced research suggesting full market exposure has produced higher returns even when there has been volatility in the index. The trade body said that a lump sum investment of £1,000 made into the average performing investment trust just before the 1987 crash would today be worth £4,079. The report describes various investment scenarios involving lump sum and reg...