Apparently not very much! Research in 2018 showed that the recommendations of city analysts underperformed the stock market for the fourth year in a row.
The recommended stocks from investment banks which form part of the FTSE 100 were down 17% last year compared with the greater market, which lost only 12%. In comparison, our average portfolio, using our investment strategy, lost only approximately 5%!
The performance of the analysts’ choice of funds was so bad you would have been better off just putting the money into a savings account and letting it sit there! For example, at the beginning of 2018, the majority of analysts recommended buying stocks in American Tobacco, the share price of which then proceeded to fall by over 50% throughout 2018.
This shows that advice on stocks by city analysts should be taken with a pinch of salt. The real value of advice lies not just in a recommendation, but in one that is supported by analysis and research and which is suitable for you.
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