Investor interest in
defensive equity strategies has grown tremendously in the wake of the global financial crisis and against...
Not exact matches
In an earlier post, «Where to Ride Out the Volatility,» I covered three investing
strategies to consider today for the
equity side of portfolios, opting for
defensive sectors not included.
«For the most sophisticated investors and traders, inverse ETFs, put options or shorting individual stocks could be an appropriate
strategy, while for the more conservative investor, positions in the
defensive sectors could be a good choice, allowing overall exposure to
equities while striving to limit potential downside risk,» he says.
After the market crash of 2008 - 2009, it's easy to see how advisors and plan sponsors could be drawn to «
Defensive Equity» or «Low Risk»
strategies as ways to protect against future drawdowns.
The targeted result is a
defensive strategy which is broadly diversified with low correlation to
equity markets.
In an earlier post, «Where to Ride Out the Volatility,» I covered three investing
strategies to consider today for the
equity side of portfolios, opting for
defensive sectors not included.
The account was a «
defensive strategy» with a 60/40
equity / fixed income portfolio that included US Long Term Treasuries, which she described as the «the safest investment» in turbulent times and the data supported her.
Equities includes single country, regional and global funds, small and mid-cap funds, growth, value and quantitative
strategies, and
defensive strategies to reduce market risk.
This
strategy is designed to enhance the
defensive role the fixed income allocation plays within the total asset allocation of an institutional investor's portfolio and to further offset losses from
equity market downturns.