In his latest insight, Chief Investment Officer Neil Birrell reflects on 20 years of market history and the old investment saying that markets "climb a wall of worry and slide down a rope of hope". Despite the Global Financial Crisis, Covid, inflation shocks, geopolitical conflicts and trade tensions, equity markets have continued to reach new highs.
Neil explores what has supported markets over that period, why optimism still prevails and what could come next.
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