Growing demand for guaranteed investments

A MetLife survey suggests 47% of savers would feel more secure with riskier types of investment if they knew they would at least get their original investment back. Demand for guarantees has climbed through the year, according to MetLife, with just 41% saying they wanted such guarantees in May. Dominic Grinstead, managing director of MetLife UK, says: "Fear of losing money when investing has always been one of the major motivations for savers and recent events have emphasised the risks. "However stock market investing remains the best way to secure long-term returns despite volatil...