Investments in the healthcare sector have been on an upward climb in the last decade - but shares in drug companies are not the only way to play the sector. Kenneth Mackenzie from Target Advisers explains why the fundamentals for residential care stack up.
Healthcare as part of the alternatives sector is attracting more investment interest from institutional and retail investors alike. The UK's elderly care sector in particular is seeing an increased level of investment activity, due to the favourable underlying population dynamics which are driving demand for care. Not only is the number of 85-year-olds set to double in the next 20 years, but the average life expectancy beyond retirement age is also increasing rapidly. Just 40 years ago, the average retiree lived for two years post-retirement, compared to 20 years today. With an ag...
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