By Jenne Mannion The UK retail investor's confidence is at a 12-year high but there is no sign of a ...
By Jenne Mannion The UK retail investor's confidence is at a 12-year high but there is no sign of a forthcoming stock market crash. These were the results of the Hargreaves Lansdown Investor Confidence Index, which tracks the attitudes of the group's client base. Peter Hargreaves, managing director at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: "Although investor confidence is at the highest since 1987, we do not expect that a crash is around the corner. "Anyone who can remember the late 1980s will remember that in 1986, the stock market had good year and investor confidence was high. "After Margar...
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