British investors are notoriously UK-centric, but Paul Burgin discovers Europe offers greater returns, consistency and even income prospects than many retail investors think
It is natural that investors should look to what they know best when compiling their equity portfolios. It comes as no surprise that IMA UK All Companies is the country's largest equity sector at £95bn. The total swells to around £150bn once retail and institutional investments in UK Equity Income and UK Smaller Companies funds are taken into account. The equity portions of the four managed sectors add several billion to the total, pushing UK-only fund investment closer to the £200bn mark. How would investors in those UK-centric portfolios feel if they knew there was a sector that had tr...
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