The Adviser Issue 11 | Page 44

MARKETS & INVESTING

PUT CASH TO WORK

Hugo Thompson Multi-Asset Investment Specialist , HSBC Asset Management
Three reasons to put cash to work today .

With interest rates expected to decline amid falling inflation and slowing growth , the appeal of high cash rates should be re-evaluated . Historically , multi-asset portfolios delivered three times the return on cash on average in both low and high interest rate periods . We highlight three reasons why it is important to deploy cash today .

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