We can’t dispute that rising costs and inflation are at our doorstep; we could however, argue against the claim that a doomsday outcome on stocks is certain whenever interest rates rise. Let’s see what the data has to say.

The last time tapering occurred in 2013, markets wobbled for a while, and bonds - the most badly affected of all asset classes - suffered a significant loss over a short period of time. The event was then dubbed the “Taper Tantrum”. With a fresh round of tapering looming on the horizon, how worried should we be of our investments?