Despite
recent equity market volatility, high yield has stabilized over the past week and yields remain attractive, according to data accessible via Bloomberg.
While some observers will point to
recent equity market volatility as a sign that investors should remain defensive when selecting stocks in the region, Philippe Brugere - Trelat, executive vice president and portfolio manager, Franklin Mutual Series ®, says he's encouraged by recent developments.
Not exact matches
We believe
equity market volatility is likely to remain elevated relative to
recent years.
Given the
recent volatility in US
equities, perhaps now is a good time to analyze the current state of the financial
markets.
While global growth for 2015 is, once again, likely to come in below estimates, the
recent volatility in China's
equity market is unlikely to exacerbate the slowdown.
None of the factors consistently generated positive performance during
recent market crashes However, almost any factor exposure would have increased the risk - return ratio of an
equity - centric portfolio Low
Volatility and Mean - Reversion would have been most beneficial, Momentum least INTRODUCTION A
The
recent levels of implied
volatilities for the three major overseas
equity markets are low, but not unprecedented.
The stock
market has taken investors on a wild ride in
recent days, but Mike Wilson, Morgan Stanley's chief investment officer and chief U.S.
equity strategist, doesn't think the sudden spike in
volatility portends the start of a bear
market.
Though, when you take a closer look at
recent equity performance in May, each year there has been some
volatility in the
markets during May and the overall gains have been only marginal.
Prolonged growth in the economy, statements and monetary moves by the Federal Reserve, and favorable geopolitical developments are seemingly needed to offset
recent market volatility and lift
equities beyond their trading range.
Recent equity -
market volatility might have shifted your asset mix.
In either case, the portfolio has had relatively low drawdown and
volatility with
recent returns outpacing
equity markets.
This is a defensive allocation, as a result of
recent volatility and negative performance in a variety of
equity, commodity and bond
markets.
This is a defensive allocation, as a result of
recent volatility and negative performance in a variety of
equity, commodity and bond
markets.
This is still a somewhat a defensive allocation, as a result of
recent volatility and negative performance in a variety of
equity, commodity and bond
markets.
With that in mind Wes was kind enough to answer some questions about the strategy behind the new fund and launching a new active
equity ETF amidst
recent market volatility.
As you know, our forward view is informed by valuations, and while there has been no material change in our
market views from a valuation perspective, we are encouraged by the
recent uptick in
equity market volatility, and are hopeful that it will spawn new buying opportunities in the weeks and months ahead.
In either case, the portfolio has had relatively low drawdown and
volatility with
recent returns outpacing
equity markets.
Extreme
volatility is a
recent phenomenon, and clear reasons underlie modern
equity markets» behavior, some of which I've explored on Money Counselor (check the Investing category on the homepage).
If
recent volatility in the
equity market has you thinking about different ways to diversify your assets, new data released by Roofstock illustrates why single - family rentals are a strong investment alternative to stocks and bonds.
The additional diversification to asset classes such as mortgages, commodities, real estate and private
equity not only mitigated risk but generated positive returns, despite
recent volatility in the
market more generally.
There has been some
recent research, such as the Minimum Variance Portfolios tracked at betaarbitrage.com, which shows that lower
volatility stocks have performed better that the overall
equity market as gauged by the S&P 500.
Due to
recent market volatility, option trades and positions involving OEX and XAU options must be held in a level 6 approved option account with minimum account
equity of $ 100K.
Gavin Smith, who heads First Global Credit, a firm that provides contracts - for - difference on global
equities that can be bought with bitcoin, said the cryptocurrency
markets are what traders have been looking for since
volatility died down in
recent years.
The currency has been devalued steadily in
recent years, triggering huge spikes in
volatility in international
equity markets.