An investor's shopping list for the next 10 years

People who lived through the Great Depression never lost their mistrust of shares, while those who lived through the '80s bull market don't believe in anything else, says True Wealth's Dr Steve Sjuggerud. But smart contrarian investors can learn to take advantage of this investment 'generation gap' - and buy the things their fellow investors have mistakenly learned to avoid. He has more than a few suggestions...

My grandparents lived through America's Great Depression. The impact stayed with them forever.

My grandparents were a great influence on me. As they got older, my grandmother managed to go to work five days a week and care for my grandfather full time until she died in her 80s. She never complained - to the point that we didn't realise how much she was doing until she was gone. My wife and I named our only daughter after them.

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