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Lately, I have been talking to a range of people about their outlook for the stock market – and I have had a wide variety of answers. The FTSE 100 may have hit new all-time highs repeatedly this year, but it still does not look nearly as expensive as its US counterpart. Meanwhile, those record highs could be signs that investors see value in the UK market – and that may continue.
On the other hand, though, the economic outlook seems fairly weak. Parts of the US market look significantly overvalued to me. If there is a serious market correction or even a crash Stateside, I imagine the UK will be swept up in the consequences.
So, what is an investor to do?
I’m not timing the market!
One approach would be to try and guess when the market will crash. After all, history tells us that it will sooner or later. The only question is when.
But while that crash could come as soon as…
