James Klempster: Better in than out

Long-term financial wellness

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At times of great economic and market uncertainty, writes James Klempster, it can be all too easy for clients to lose sight of the importance of investing for their long-term financial wellness

Whether the epicentre of their short-term anxiety is the US's government shutdown, its on/off trade war with China, the undoubted tightening of monetary policy in the developed world or the continued uncertainty surrounding Brexit, there is undoubtably a cacophony of noise that might easily dissuade a potential investor from taking the plunge. Couple that to the volatility of returns experienced in the second half of 2018 and it is hardly surprising that we hear from a lot of advisers that their clients are content to sit on their hands. While understandable in the short run, however, th...

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