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Iain Barnes, chief investment officer at Netwealth, believes gilts performed poorly over the past year due to what he calls an “inflation shock” in the economy, which he felt gilt price declines were a reaction to.
“The alarming reality that nearly half of respondents, who are aged 40 and over, haven’t even considered what they will need in retirement is of huge concern," said Netwealth CEO and founder, Charlotte Ransom.
Gerard Lyons, the chief economic strategist at Netwealth, said “Central banks have gone from being guaranteed buyers of bonds to being guaranteed sellers – and that has economic and financial market implications.”
“There is a transition happening within the markets, as people move from caring primarily about inflation, to caring about growth rates, and then to caring about debt levels in economies," says Gerard Lyons, chief economic strategist at Netwealth.
Charlotte Ransom answers the question: "I want to gift £55k to my grandson, 17. What's the best way to invest the money on his behalf?"
“The real issue is that the dominant economic consensus is that the UK’s long-term growth prospects are weak,” said Gerard Lyons, the chief economic strategist at Netwealth.
Charlotte Ransom, our CEO, writes: 'Taking risk is often characterised as a bad thing, or something that only some people should pursue. Yet there are times when taking no risk is the riskiest approach of all.'
Charlotte Ransom answers the question: "I am 64 and I know I should have saved more in my pension - how can I make my £50k last longer?"