As I write, the week before Christmas, the FTSE 100 is up around 6% since the start of 2017. Now, you might not be too impressed by that after 2016’s performance, with London’s top index now up a cracking 25% over the two years. But the boom following 2016’s Brexit referendum is a bit misleading due …

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