absolutely, but when approaching retirement good pension planning tells you to move out of markets and into bonds, precisely to avoid shocks. even a 10% drop from yesturday whould be above the YTD lows around 5500, by end of the year FTSE100 could be up 5%.
I am well aware of pension planning, Beo, but these days, for many people and with increasing longevity, the advice to 'lifestyle' one's investments in such a way is perhaps not quite so obvious as it used to be. Many more individuals are in drawdown now than there used to be and are sometimes advised to keep more of their investments in stocks than was the case in the past.
Yes, there will be a large market reaction today,as was to be expected with such a vote but a 5% increase from today's closing price by the year end won't float my boat.
Luckily, I have been increasing my cash position lately and will be looking to enter the markets again as and when.
Not a happy bunny though.