UK performance is at an all time high so is now the time to diversify abroad?

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Despite New Labour's patter of domestic economic success, it is a questionable risk to place all your bets on the UK stock market

If you had all your eggs in one basket, should you be worried? What if that becomes a basket case? British private clients seem blissfully unaware of the risks they run by doing so. That is why I believe it is right to run a scare story. Even if my fears prove exaggerated, it is always prudent to diversify one's risks, and profitable to do so if there are better investment opportunities abroad. During the general election our Chancellor crowed about Britain's economic success. Since the troubles of the European project, our Prime Minister has been lecturing the European Union about the ...

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