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Financial Market Bulletin Jan 3rd 2012
Tthis week’s Financial Bulletin contains the following points:
2011 is probably a year most investors wish to forget; one which witnessed high volatility amidst the eurozone sovereign debt crisis and left global markets suffering from crisis fatigue.
However not all asset classes suffered - high quality government bonds did very well and not all equity markets fell. The Dow Jones index of super blue-chip US companies actually ended the year higher. Anyone investing in a balanced portfolio with an income bias would have most likely been surprised on the upside
With the eurozone crisis unresolved there will, almost without doubt, be continued uncertainty this year and we mull over some of the most likely questions investors may be concerned about. Despite continued uncertainty, for those investors taking a pragmatic approach there are positive solutions in the form of diverse portfolios which can offer investors some degree of confidence in the year ahead.
To start the New Year, a number of our managers give their views on the outlook for equity markets.
( The complete text of this weeks Financial Bulletin can be downloaded as a 'pdf' file here. )
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Extract from this weeks Financial Marketing Bulletin, issued by RBA Wealth Management Ltd.
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