Questor: Ditch cash and invest in British shares – you won’t be disappointed

Why would anyone bother investing at the moment? After all, savers can obtain an interest rate in excess of 5pc from a range of easy-access bank accounts. This beats the FTSE 250’s income return of around 3.5pc and is higher than the 10-year yield on government bonds, or gilts, of roughly 4pc. Furthermore, investors may naturally gravitate towards …