In defence of equities

Article Abstract:

Investors may prefer to stay clear of equities after stock prices falls at the start of 2000, but there are other ways of approaching this, taking into account risk aversion levels of investors and excess returns offered by stocks. Housing wealth and earning power can help act as insurance against risk from equities, though this is less true where there is a correlation between earning power or housing wealth and equity returns. Assets may also fall in value where no correlation has existed. Investors should ask more than simply wheremarkets are going.

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Recovery position?

Article Abstract:

Hopes for an improvement in equity markets are assessed, and possible sources of this improvement are identified.

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In spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to bullishness

Article Abstract:

Younger fund managers may not fear the end of a bull market due to their lack of experience, but a gloomy report from a strategist could lead a fund manager to raise cash in large amounts. A younger fund manager may see a need to assess relative strengths of stocks, seeing the attractions of growth as more compelling than fears of a bear market. Bonds offer a less worrying picture, with an easing of concerns over strong US economic growth. There is concern that there could be large scale corporate bond issues since companies forecast an increase in interest rates, and this has lead to a widening spread between prices for corporate bonds and for Treasury paper.

Public & Private Bonds, Capital market, Capital markets

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