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The big issues that long term investors must address when looking for investments

The UK’s population is ageing. What does this mean for investors? It will come as no surprise to many readers that the UK’s ageing population will be a major theme for markets in the future. The UK is sitting on a demographic timebomb. Advances in technology and medicine mean we are living longer but this is coming at an increasing cost to the UK taxpayer. This ageing of populations is a global phenomenon, being witnessed not only in Britain but in such developed countries as the US, Germany and Japan. In fact, in terms of the cost to governments, an ageing population will have a far,...

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