Looking for alternative sources for income in the UK

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Traditional sources of investment income are facing structural issues, while the alternative income sector is booming.

Identifying sectors with the most attractive risk-adjusted returns is the real challenge. UK equity income has been hugely popular with investors throughout much of the past decade and with good reason. The unloved UK sector with strong long-term prospects A look at the latest data published by the Investment Association shows that the UK equity income sector has delivered 186% growth over the previous ten years. This equates to 40% more than UK equity and bond income, 80% more than strategic bonds and 84% more than corporate bonds.   However, UK equity income is no longer th...

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