What a year!

2020 will certainly go down in history as a momentous year, with the tragedy that is Covid-19, the painful global downturn that has ensued, the major curbs on personal freedom and the end of one of the most divisive presidencies in the US, carrying the headlines. What will almost certainly be a forgotten as a footnote to the year is the fact that it is looking likely global equities will finish the year slightly up on where they started it.

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AcuityINSIGHT: Stocks: a slice of the pieFollowing on from the previous 'Back to Basics' issue on bonds, this issue explores the other major building block of most investment portfolios: stocks. The article highlights some of the evidence behind sensible equity investing, including why owning a broadly diversified portfolio can be a more r

AcuityINSIGHT: Bonds: the basicsThe first in the back to basics series explores bonds, explaining what they are, how they work, why they are often described as fixed income, and the types of bonds typically included in sensible investment portfolios.

AcuityINSIGHT: Investing at all-time market highsWhen stock markets reach all-time highs, it can feel both reassuring and unsettling. This issue explains that this is nothing new, and whilst it does not guarantee in any way that markets will not fall in the short term, it provides little basis on which to attempt to make market timing decisions.

What a year!

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