Did You Know?
The 52nd annual Barclays Equity and Gilt Study (2007, a study of the
historical performance of equities, shows that over 20 year periods the
return from equities has always been greater than for either gilts or
cash (with dividends reinvested. Short term, the study showed that
equities held for two years outperformed cash in 71 out of 107 periods.
However, if the holding period was extended to 10 years, equities outperformed 93% of the time. As is always the case, past performance is not a guarantee of future performance but it does illustrate why the experts tell us equities are best for long term investment.
In This Issue
- Editor's Note
- Employee Focus
- Credit Fall Out
- Use It or Lose It
- Pensions & ISAs
- Did You Know?
- Start Early
- Are ISAs Tax Free