However, given the mixed emotions 2020 has engendered, it can be tempting to gloss over the negatives in an effort to put them behind us, and then move swiftly to how we hope next year will be different without reflecting on any positives that may have emerged this year.
Despite some of the sharpest declines we have witnessed in markets and prolonged volatility, there were some positives for patient investors. We have always maintained that some of the best investments are made at the times of greatest discomfort, and 2020 may well turn out to be one of those times. At the end of a trying year, it’s worth reflecting on at least three positive investment surprises 2020 has brought us.