80-20 Articles

4 min Read 15 Apr 2016
This week I was asked an interesting question by an 80-20 Investor member. To paraphrase, the member wants to steer clear of UK equities until after the UK Referendum for fear of an equity market sell-off should the electorate vote to leave the EU. The member already held the global...

6 min Read 17 Feb 2016
The start of 2016 has been a dismal one for investors. The chart below shows how the major developed world indices have performed year to date. At their worst they were down between 10% and 20% (click to enlarge). Bank stocks and bonds tumble over crisis fears While the sell-off was broad...

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