Investment strategies for a summer of uncertainty
By Kirsten Hastings, 25 May 16
Summer 2016 will present a number of geo-political concerns for investors – the biggest of which is the run up to, and the aftermath of, the EU Referendum vote. Click through the slides below to see what Tom Stevenson, investment director for personal investing at Fidelity International, suggests investors can do to prepare themselves for a potential summer of volatility.
“Drip feeding your money into the markets rather than making a lump sum investment can be a sensible way to approach investing. This is especially true during bouts of uncertainty.
“By regularly investing throughout the year, you’ll benefit from a process called pound-cost averaging. This means you end up buying more units when prices are low and less when they are high. In addition, the more short-term volatility there happens to be, the greater the effect is.”
