How to prepare for the bond bubble bursting

Investors have piled in to government bonds recently. But the bond market is a bubble. And when it bursts, there will be few places to hide. Phil Oakley explains how to protect your wealth.

Human beings aren't very good at predicting the future. But that doesn't stop lots of people from trying. Every January, the financial pages are full of forecasts on where to put your money for the year ahead.

There's nothing wrong with this. But this year, I find myself asking a very different question: is there anywhere left to invest?

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Phil spent 13 years as an investment analyst for both stockbroking and fund management companies.

 

After graduating with a MSc in International Banking, Economics & Finance from Liverpool Business School in 1996, Phil went to work for BWD Rensburg, a Liverpool based investment manager. In 2001, he joined ABN AMRO as a transport analyst. After a brief spell as a food retail analyst, he spent five years with ABN's very successful UK Smaller Companies team where he covered engineering, transport and support services stocks.

 

In 2007, Phil joined Halbis Capital Management as a European equities analyst. He began writing for MoneyWeek in 2010.