Revealed: The biggest driver of the new 'nifty fifty'

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Despite central bank money printing and near zero interest rates, capital remains difficult to access for most companies. This is, however, not true for all companies. For a small number - call them ‘uncommon stocks' - capital has never been cheaper or more widely available. This contrast between companies which have access to capital and those which do not is perhaps the single most important theme of this new economic and stock market cycle.

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