Looking ahead to the New Year, Steve Lucas from 3c Analysis forecasts the US Dollar will continue to rise as will the equities market. Both investments have been bullish throughout the 2014 trading year, and investors can expect the trend to continue for the first half of the upcoming year. Steve does believe however that there will be a sell-off in equities at some point. In this current economic environment, assets such as homes, art, and gold represent safe investments for investors. Steve also notes that there will most likely be lots of opportunities for stock pickers in 2015.

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