Shares, property or cash? Oliver's Insights

Key points

• Cash and bonds have been the place to be over the past five years as a whole, providing higher returns than residential property and shares.
• But as well all know, past returns are not a good guide to future returns and this is particularly likely to be the case for cash and bonds, given the fall in interest rates and yields.
• Going forward, shares and to a lesser degree property, are likely to be a better option for investors (depending of course on their individual risk tolerance) as global recovery supports growth assets and low yields hamper the returns from bonds and cash.

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