Introduction 

Equities for a superior return 

What is a saver to make of investment returns in Nigeria today? How much risk should an investor take? Of all the options, which is the best? Is it worth holding investments for the long term? And, in the light of inflation, where can we find a superior return? 

In this report, we challenge widely-held opinions about Nigerian investments, in particular views about the equity market. Yes, the equity market as a whole has not delivered good long-term returns.

However, if an investor had bought only the most profitable and well-run NGX Exchange-listed companies at the beginning of 2016, the total return up until now, according to our study, would have averaged 24.7% per annum, a cumulative return of 252.1%

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