You can lose your shirt just the same in bonds as you can in equities in bad situations. |
Income arising from dividends from equities, life assurance products and pensions will not be affected. |
The big wealth gains in the second quarter came from corporate equities and housing. |
These include equities, bonds, currencies and more complex derivative products such as futures and option products. |
Therefore, the asset allocation decision between equities and bonds was not the chief differentiator between managers' returns. |
With-profits funds invest in a combination of equities, fixed interest investments, gilts and property. |