Time to dig in your heels

Sheriar Bradbury says IFAs should bolt down the hatches while they ride out the economic hangover

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Sheriar Bradbury, managing director of London IFA Bradbury Hamilton, says IFAs should bolt down the hatches while they ride out the economic hangover.

Let’s step back for a minute and take in the bigger picture. I’m afraid to say it isn’t quite as rosy as it may have seemed. If you thought our economy might be out of the woods and home relatively unscathed, I’m afraid I have some bad news. The party is over, but the hangover has not yet kicked in. The big question now is when will it hit? According to the trusty grapevine, the next two years will be the real biting point of the recession, so sore heads all around then. It is fair to say that a good number of people have ridden out the recession quite well. As long as you were gainfu...

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