Other asset classes remained more or less flat during the quarter.
While the VIX and other measures of equity market volatility are flirting with historic lows, volatility in
other asset classes remains elevated relative to the summer levels.
Not exact matches
«Stocks certainly look more attractive than bonds, but the case for stocks versus
other asset classes is less clear... «So while returns may compress from the outsized gains we have seen over the last several years, we
remain constructive on equities.
The
other 30 cents was invested in CDs to ensure capital preservation while the
remaining 35 cents just sat in a money market account waiting to be deployed into real estate, my favorite
asset class.
Overall, we believe equities
remain attractive as an
asset class, especially in comparison to
other alternatives.
U.S. preferred stocks are perceived to be an attractive investment, as they have historically offered higher yields than
other asset classes, especially when the global rates
remain low.
While these
remain the best known, Lester points out
others have since emerged, both in equities and in
other asset classes.
The
remaining assets were invested in «
other»
asset classes, including real estate, private equity, hedge funds, and cash equivalents, according to the study.
They also say that «equities
remain attractive versus bonds and most
other asset classes».
In
other words, your risk profile
remains the same, but the actual risk of the
asset classes has shifted.
With bitcoin viewed as digital gold and
other digital currencies
remaining outside the realm of mainstream finance, it is no wonder that millennials prefer
asset classes which distance them from the traditional financial products pushed by Wall Street.
Crown Prince Alois of German - speaking Central European landlocked microstate Liechtenstein told CNBC that the family, of which his father the Prince Hans Adam II technically
remains in power but with whom for all intents and purposes power resides, is exploring
other asset classes, including bitcoin, to fix their wealth woes.
Spreads on commercial mortgage - backed securities (CMBS) are likely to
remain volatile in 2017, mainly due mainly to external factors such as geopolitical trends and potential contagion from
other asset classes.
Also, notably, U.S. CMBS
remains cheap relative to
other U.S. indices as it has yet to fully recover from the global financial crisis, hence making investment in the
asset class opportune.