Investors still struggling to recoup Isa fund losses

Investors who got into the UK market at the Isa sales peak in March 2000 needed to see another rise ...

Investors who got into the UK market at the Isa sales peak in March 2000 needed to see another rise of more than 30% to get them back to their original starting capital. March 2004 marked the fourth anniversary of the peak, during which investors put £2.4bn into Isas, £711.4m of which went into the UK All Companies sector. The three-year bear market dragged down most portfolios but despite the 30% rally in the All-Share since March 2003, investors still had a long way to go to recoup losses. The prospects of another 30% rise before the four-year anniversary of the start of the bear market w...