Early results from Alpha survey

Alpha has been working with market researcher Investment Trends to gauge the expectations of high-net-worth investors for 2008/09.  

The reason: we want to help leading advisers, who are Alpha clients, better understand investor expectations and trends for next financial year. 

Here is a taste of some early findings: 

• Almost half of respondents say their main investment goal for FY2009 is taking advantage of capital growth opportunities due to falling prices. 
• Nearly half of respondents believe emerging economies will provide the best returns in FY2009. 
• Almost three quarters say they will invest the same in FY2009 as they did in FY2008, suggesting investors remain confident despite market volatility. 
• About half of respondents believe the biggest threat to investing in FY2009 is more problems in the United States due to the sub-prime meltdown. 

We’ll provide more general updates when the analysis is finished and advisers who participated in the survey will receive their own customised report - courtesy of Alpha. 

Investment Trends will also announce prize winners late next month.