Return to QT is painful but essential

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With global growth relatively strong and equity and property markets close to all-time highs across a number of core sectors, many would be forgiven for thinking the Global Financial Crisis was an irrelevant dot on the horizon. I would argue, however, investors must act to avoid another dose of destructive financial amnesia.

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