21 Oct Expect slower medium-term returns

Key Points:

• The continuing decline in investment yields on the back of falling interest rates and bond yields has seen our medium term (5 to 10 year) return projections for a diversified mix of assets fall to around 4.8% pa.
• At least it’s still better than sub 1% bank deposit returns.
• The key for investors is to have realistic return expectations, allow that inflation is also low and focus on assets with decent and sustainable income.

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