Andrew Aldridge: How advisers can use venture capital to target long-term above inflation

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As inflation spikes deciding to do to help protect clients’ wealth is the conundrum of the year, writes Andrew Aldridge. Here he explains why advisers should be bold and embrace EIS

As the UK reports inflation rates of 9% to 10% deciding what advisers can be doing to help protect their clients' wealth is the conundrum of the year.  We've seen the likes of gold, emerging equities and residential property mooted as possible inflation-proof opportunities to consider within portfolios, but perhaps the real consideration for targeting long-term above inflation growth is venture capital. Venture capital investing is of course to be considered as high risk, but if introduced to well-diversified portfolios then it can be effective without overstretching the total portfol...

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