It’s normal to question the whole concept of equity investing when stock markets around the world go into free fall. What’s the point of having a large chunk of your life savings exposed to such a volatile asset class, after all?

First, some historical perspective. Only last month Credit Suisse Research Institute published the latest annual instalment of its Global Investment Returns Yearbook...

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