Looking through the fear - latest commentry from Justin Urquhart Stewart

Justin is one of the most recognisable and trusted market commentators on television, radio, and in the press.

Originally trained as a lawyer, he has observed the retail market industry for 20 years whilst at Barclay's Stockbrokers and developed a unique understanding of the market’s roles and benefits for the private investor.

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Looking through the fear

"So many negatives – but can you still be positive? Unless you have been hibernating (which I have to say is becoming increasingly an attractive option each Winter) you will all know the list of headline problems and fears around the globe. From the ‘Arabian Spring’ to the appalling natural catastrophes as well as our own man made dangers, we could easily fill a book of worries.

"Yet when you compare the reaction of many of the markets – equity, fixed interest, commodities and foreign exchange – the price movements hardly reflected the hyperbole of the headlines. Even where there were dramatic drops, as in the Japanese equity indices, the bounce backs were remarkably swift considering the gravity of the events. So does this reflect a level of complacency amongst investors, or just a view that, despite their fearful nature, these events were not seen as the instigator of another global financial crisis – as yet!"...

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