David Coombs: Don't let 10% letters blow you off course
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2018 was a brutal year filled with some ups and a whole lot of downs, writes David Coombs, but as he looks to the year ahead he can still find some reasons to be hopeful
Many of us will feel a bit fatigued after 2018. Most asset classes fell to varying degrees and we saw the painful return of volatility. Sterling investors also had the added uncertainty of a currency buffeted...
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