One sector commentator has claimed that he would currently feel more confident in investing in stocks than he would be buying property.
However, Jason Butler, partner at Bloomsbury Financial planning, warned that the stock market still came with a bit of a "rollercoaster ride of gut wrenching proportions" and that this was something which never really changed.
"As it [the stock market] falls in value the expected return for the 30 or 40 years goes up because you are paying a lot less for participation in capitalism," he explained.
Mr Butler added that the stock market may be in for a bumpy ride but that capitalism will eventually deliver the right returns.
According to research by the Association of Investment Companies, rising food and energy prices are now being seen as a bigger financial threat than a recession.
Meanwhile, over one-third (35 per cent) of active investors and just under a quarter (23 per cent) of the general public are saving more and spending less.
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