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It’s Dangerous to Stay Out of Stocks
Research from Barclays provides fresh evidence that you should almost always have some money in equities.
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Points of Return often argues for caution on stocks. It never argues to get out of them altogether. That’s because history demonstrates that over long time spans it’s very dangerous to be out of the market altogether. With the recent publication of this year’s edition of Barclays PLC’s long-running Equity Gilt Study, which started as a running comparison of the returns on UK stocks, bonds and cash over the very long term, there is more evidence.