How ugly can it get?

Geoff Davey | Finametrica | 22 February 2012

My previous blog, Preparing Clients for the Ugly Times, began the exploration of how we can help investors better understand the investment experience that lies ahead. While we might wish that this was an invariably beautiful experience, we know that things will turn ugly from time to time.

Previously, I looked at how often a portfolio might be falling, recovering and rising - falling from a previous high, recovering from a previous low, rising from a previous high. Armed with thi...