Why the UK is not a 'basket case'

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What do you do when one of the world’s oldest, highest quality markets is treated like a developing one?

I think that should be a really great time to buy. And a flock of foreign investors swooping in to make bids on many UK companies shows quite a few others agree with me. Difficult choice ahead for UK equity income investors Buying interest is by no means overwhelming, though. In the years of mindnumbing inertia since the EU referendum, money has flowed out of virtually every quarter of the UK. Investors who can invest elsewhere have asked themselves: "Why bother? I can wait for some certainty."  This has led to a startlingly low opinion of UK stocks: a net 29% underweight, accordin...

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