Equities still best for income-seekinginvestors

Since the dot.com investment bubble well and truly burst in September 2000, many investors have been focusing on investing for income rather than growth. With equity markets uncertain, particularly in the aftermath of 11 September last year, all too many clients of advisers are re-considering whether they actually want exposure to equity markets at all, let alone how much. While these reactions are perfectly natural and understandable, it is essential that advisers help set the markets' reaction to these momentous events into context, educating their clients and enabling them to assess ri...