In October 2013, Ireland was nearing the end of the Troika bailout which had begun in 2010, and the recovering economy was prompting a reversal of pessimistic sentiment in Irish investors. Since then, we have witnessed – a Chinese stock market crash, Brexit, a US-China trade war, the longest US bull market in history, a global pandemic, record levels of global inflation (and interest rates), and the largest conflict in Europe since World War 2.
In times of uncertainty it is a useful reminder of the long-term objective and how to approach your investment strategy. Please click on link for a Principles for Long term Investment