Fidelity highlights benefits of long-term view on back of Barclays study

Investors should address their long-term objectives in light of findings from Barclays showing UK eq...

Investors should address their long-term objectives in light of findings from Barclays showing UK equities have historically seen positive average annual returns in the 10 years following a decade of negative returns, says Fidelity's Rob Fisher. Fisher points to the Barclays Equity Gilt Study which shows that since 1899 there have been 17 rolling decades of negative equity returns but the 10 years immediately following a decade of losses has provided positive average annual total returns. The average annual total returns in all of the negative decades were -2.9% while the average annual...