Finance and Investment
One of the issues I address when writing a financial plan is that of diversification. And by this I mean diversification across asset classes. Of late I have had numerous conversations with worried “property” investors. Without exception diversification has not been considered at all. The narrow investment schemes (not financial plans) all share the same […]
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