After all, the cash held by mutual funds provides
a cushion in falling markets (and it must be said, a drag in rising ones).
Not exact matches
Most U.S. housing
markets peaked sometime
in 2006, and it wouldn't be until just before the third - round of quantitative easing
in 2012 that this
fall would finally be
cushioned.
They give you a
cushion for a soft landing
in a
falling market.
Not to mention that even if he has equity
in the house and prices
in his
market continue to
fall, he'll be reducing the equity
cushion if he has to make an unplanned move.
The remainder should be
in bonds, cash or other investments that can provide you with a
cushion if stock
markets continue to
fall.
This disparity is rooted
in structural, race - based disadvantages, including, according to Marshall Steinbaum's research, «segregation within higher education, which relegates minority students to the worst - performing institutions, discrimination
in both credit and labor
markets, and the underlying racial wealth gap that means black and Hispanic students have a much smaller
cushion of family wealth to
fall back on, both to finance higher education
in the first place and also should any difficulty with debt repayment arise.»
Consumers who want the opportunity to earn larger returns to build cash value with a safety net to
cushion falls in market indexes may consider this type of life insurance policy.