Investors are preparing to plough money into shares and bonds this year even though market experts say the global economy is headed for recession and the so-called 60/40 portfolio – mixing growth and defensive assets – is dead.
A survey of 2000 Australian investors by fund manager VanEck in November and December last year found the vast majority of respondents (87 per cent) intended to kick-start or increase their investment in range of asset classes, especially shares/equities and bonds/fixed income.
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