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The winners and losers

Last year according to citywire only 12% of US Equity funds beat the S&P 500 stock market index last year.

Many UK investors tend to hold a relatively small amount in US Equity funds.  In the past many investors might have been disappointed by the returns achieved, however the US has a reputation for going into and coming out of recession quicker than some other developed countries.

Even through the US have major Budget issues and the unstabilising effect of 2012

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First week back and like many people I’ve been catching up with paperwork and numerous spam emails that had dropped into my email box between Christmas and New Year.

I read and article yesterday and whilst watching the news late last night, I wondered why there is so most emphasis put on the FTSE 100. The FTSE 100 is the top 100 shares listed on the London Stock Exchange in term of capitalisation i.e. size
Here are a few facts about the FTSE 100.

The index is dominated by a number of big

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