FTSE - shot up again today! What should I do?

sabretoothtigger

That would equate to 13% growth in the next 3 months but then 2.6% pa growth on average for the next 10 years

Long term average for the ftse100 is 3% growth per year so I guess your longer term estimate is realistic enough.

That'd be 20 years to get your money back from the Ftse but still not as bad as Japan which has rewarded a twenty year investor with a loss of two thirds of their money. Since 1990 ftse has gained about 100% in comparison

more stable investments like corporate or government bonds

How have bonds done over 1 year or 10 even

Hatone

I think investing in the stock market now still has the potential to make further gains, especially as we pull out of recession. It could be two or three or five years. Bearing in mind, once the market starts to mature, it is where investment decisions play a pivotal role. Timing entry and exit points in a mature market are exceptionally harder than investing when the market is in the midst of a bull market rally. Volatility/fear indexes will somewhat determine investor sentiment.