Company valuations lag market rally

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I have been struggling to make sense of the market in recent weeks. Some might say that is a mista...

I have been struggling to make sense of the market in recent weeks. Some might say that is a mistake: stop trying to rationalise it and get on with enjoying it. But before I put clients' money at risk, I like to know why something is happening. So I have been asking myself these two questions: Do I think the overall market looks good value? And can I find attractive individual companies ? I think the dividend yield is a good place to start. I am writing this on Friday 15 August and my FT today tells me the historic yield on the All-Share is 3.3%. How quickly will this grow? My guess...

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