That is, while your risk profile will remain the
same over the course of the business cycle, the risk exposure will actually change as various asset classes change in price and expose you to different degrees of risk.
Our Countercyclical Indexing ™ strategy establishes a portfolio management approach that is more consistent with the way investors actually perceive
risk over the course of the business cycle and increases the probability of improving risk adjusted returns.
That is, the intent is that
over the course of the business cycle, the bulk of the distribution of year - ended inflation outcomes should lie between 2 and 3 per cent, not that the annualised average inflation rate from the start of the business cycle to the end should necessarily lie between 2 and 3.
Rebalancing a portfolio
over the course of the business cycle is part of any good portfolio plan.
Over the course of the business cycle, however, we hope to generate a risk adjusted return that is superior to a benchmark portfolio.
This approach is designed to smooth out the performance of a portfolio
over the course of the business cycle and match your need for financial stability with the way your portfolio of savings actually performs.
Although the investor's risk profile is generally static
over the course of the business cycle, the investor's portfolio will actually change over the course of the business cycle and expose them to varying degrees of risk.
Our Countercyclical Indexing approach establishes a portfolio management approach that is more consistent with the way investors actually perceive risk
over the course of the business cycle and increases the probability of improving risk adjusted returns.
Most importantly, Countercyclical Indexing is a low fee and tax efficient form of asset allocation that tries to capture the market return given an appropriate level of risk
over the course of the business cycle.