Expert Whitepapers
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Invesco is delighted to share our Expert Whitepapers with you. The purpose of these Whitepapers is to educate and inform you, in more detail than our usual “Invesco Insights”, about a variety of important personal finance and investment related subjects. We hope these are of interest to you. If you would like to discuss them further, please contact your usual Invesco contact or email us at wealthmanagement@invesco.ie
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MARKETS IN WAR TIME
In the early hours of Thursday 24th February 2022, the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, ordered the Russian army to begin a ‘military exercise’ across the Ukrainian border and a full-scale invasion of the independent nation began. It sparked the start of a war between both countries and generated a surge in volatility across all financial markets as the news broke.
MARKET TIMING
Following a period in equity markets that have been categorized by strong returns but also pockets of volatility with some sell-offs, we investigated various strategies of investing for the long-term and whether investors should try to time markets.
INVESTING IN AN INFLATIONARY ENVIRONMENT
A predicament for investors today is that rising inflation is a risk, whether you are funding your retirement or seeking real growth in your investment portfolio.
DESIGNING AN INVESTMENT STRATEGY
Following a decade where investment markets had been relatively smooth and serene, COVID-19 delivered a shock that provided a timely reminder of the importance of setting an investment strategy.
CENTRAL BANK POLICY
The recent interest rate hikes (and the likelihood of future hikes) along with
a move to end quantitative easing programmes have increased the level of investor
uncertainty due to the impact that these Central Bank policies can have on investors’
portfolios.