The final quarter of 1999 seems a sensible moment to indulge in a spot of fortune telling and hard a...
The final quarter of 1999 seems a sensible moment to indulge in a spot of fortune telling and hard analysis There is undoubtedly a feeling in the markets of 'you've never had it so difficult'. Who can honestly say that a year ago they were urging us all to buy Japanese Smaller Companies, UK mid cap stocks, and the Pacific Which investors were canny enough to spot that for the first time in ages, 1999 was the year of the contrarian, with money being made by investing in the dismal performers of the previous year If only we had all been clever enough to fill portfolios with funds investing...
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