“The equity funds to offer the best protection since ‘Black Monday’”

Oct 19, 2017 | Stockmarket

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I’m also a veteran of both the 1987 hurricane and  the first big crash. Of course, stock markets have plummeted on many occasions, but this was the first time we all knew about it and that, thanks to  Sid and The Thatcher Miracle, it mattered to more than a few bowler hat wearers (kids etc.) The lessons of this particular bit of history? a) Don’t buy a house next to a wood or with a big tree in the back garden and b) Stock markets recovered in less than 12 months; you’d only have lost money if you’d sold when they were down. FYI, and apropos of nothing, the bank base rate at the time was 10.375%

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