Why market volatility offers golden opportunity for advisers

'By stepping up during turbulent times, advisers can offer calm, measured perspectives'

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Ahmed Bawa explores why recent market turbulence provides advisers with a genuine opportunity…

The investment world is no stranger to volatility, but the recent rollercoaster ride triggered by tariff threats from the Trump administration has brought a new level of uncertainty for investors and the advisers who guide them. In the span of just a few days, markets across the world were shaken by the announcement - and subsequent pause - of fresh US tariffs. Stocks around the globe responded with knee-jerk swings, leaving investors scrambling to make sense of the shifting rhetoric. For many, this instability has revived old fears. Questions like "Should I move to cash?" or "Is now...

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