Financial services
February 23, 2018
Affluent investors are cautiously optimistic about the economy. Image credit: Chanel
By Sarah Jones
The recent stock market volatility has made high-net-worth individuals more cautious, but the majority believe the period of fluctuations is only temporary.
{"ct":"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","iv":"e070b9f6ac0946c2fe06da283df54123","s":"64f8af44d6603dd7"}
Share your thoughts. Click here