Having a higher weighting in bonds and a lower weighting in stocks has, in the past, lowered the volatility in your portfolio while also providing some downside
protection against large losses.
Most others will have to have
protection against a large loss or series of losses.
Not exact matches
We understand you can't invest in risk assets and simultaneously protect
against both smaller, short - term
losses (corrections) and
larger, longer - term
losses (bear markets) and given the difference in the nature and impacts of corrections versus bear markets, we've chosen to seek
protection from the latter.
Most organizations decide to take up professional indemnity insurance keeping in mind their own
protection against coughing up a
large sum of money, in case they have caused their clients a huge
loss due to their own mistakes and have to compensate for that amount.