The risks and rewards of investing in 2007

Economic optimism is well-founded in 2007, but the geo-political risks are heightened. Brian Durrant outlines the greatest risks - and opportunities - in the coming year.

Each year the gap between the fears expressed by opinion formers and the risks discounted by financial markets get wider and wider. While commentators have become increasingly alarmist the markets have been ever more serene. The start of this year is no exception.

Economic optimism is well-founded in 2007, but the geo- political risks are heightened.

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Brian has contributed to MoneyWeek with his expertise in investment strategy, for example how to quadruple your dividend income and how to navigate through the stock market in the 2008 financial crisis. He’s also touched on personal finance such as the housing market and the UK economy.