I’d buy value shares now and never sell them

Buying value shares and holding them for the long run has been a relatively successfully strategy over many decades.

It allows an investor to capitalise on low prices that provide capital growth potential, while benefitting from owning high-quality businesses that may have relatively low risks.

Since many strong businesses currently trade at low prices, it could be a good time to purchase value stocks. They could benefit from a long-term stock market recovery.

The appeal of value shares

Clearly, deciding which companies should be classed as value shares is open to debate. However, they are likely to include businesses that have dominant market positions in their respective industries that may allow them to deliver stronger profit…