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Ride out the recession

By Alice Ross

Published: October 10 2008 19:38 | Last updated: October 10 2008 19:38

Selecting an equities strategy in a downturn can be difficult – but the performance of investments in previous recessions can prove helpful.

Britain is not yet officially in a recession – two quarters of negative economic growth need to be confirmed for that to happen, which cannot be until next month. But the British Chambers of Commerce warned this week that the UK economy was effectively already in a recession.

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