Graham Ashby, UK all cap fund manager at investment manager Schroders, discusses why now could be a good time for investors to increase their exposure to UK shares.
The FTSE 100 may be scaling new all-time highs but, unlike
in Japan, where the Nikkei 225 recently achieved the same feat,
few commentators are talking about a turning point, according to
Graham Ashby at Schroders. The UK equity
market remains in a sorry state if you believe the headlines.
“With sentiment so low though, contrarian investors might argue
things can only get better,” Ashby said in a note this month. US
investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett once remarked that
it’s wise for investors to “be fearful when others are greedy and
greedy when others are fearful.”
“As ever, Buffett has been busy eating his own cooking. He
invested heavily in Japanese stocks a few years ago when many
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