Investor uncertainty highlights need for advice

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The majority of private investors remain uncertain about where to invest their money in 2006, highlighting the need for professional advice, according to research by New Star Investment Funds.

The survey of more than 2,000 investors’ predictions of asset class performance reveals nearly half of respondents (49%) do not know which asset class will perform best in 2006. A further 24.1% of respondents think buy-to-let residential property will be the best performing asset class, while 10.2% opt for commercial property, 5.1% for UK equities, 4.6% for global equities, 3.7% for cash and 3.2% for bonds. But a ranking of how each asset class performed in 2005 reveals global equities were the top performer with 23% of the total returns, followed by UK equities with 22% of returns and ...

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