For equity investors who stuck to their guns, 2013 was a good year. While individual shares in certain struggling sectors may have put an end to dreams of an overseas holiday, the All Share Index (Alsi), despite having experienced severe volatility in certain periods, performed well and is up around 12% in the year to date (excluding dividend growth). But as 2014 looms on the horizon, the question on many an investor’s mind has got to be: What’s in store for next year? Gavin Wood shares his thoughts in this article.