Investors still cautious despite predicting economic stability

'There is a sense that 2024 will bring a little more calm'

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Nearly two-thirds (62%) of investors plan to take a low-risk strategy to managing their investments in the next 12 months, despite more than half (57%) stating they were confident the worst of the economic turbulence from the past 18 months has now passed, PA's sister title Investment Week can reveal.

This compares to a quarter (23%) who will take a high-risk approach, according to research by real estate investment platform Shojin. Yet, less than two in five (39%) of those surveyed were currently optimistic about the state of the UK economy, with 62% saying they are worried about the government's handling of it. However, 48% said that despite these economic factors, their investments have still performed well over the past year. This compares to just 12% who said their investments had performed poorly.  More than two-fifths (43%) of those surveyed were confident interest rates ...

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