Finally, modestly higher bond yields support our view that the rotation into value and momentum shares away from low -
volatility equities likely isn't over.
Not exact matches
We believe
equity market
volatility is
likely to remain elevated relative to recent years.
Instead, investors are
likely to hold more cash as a mechanism to dampen
equity volatility.
With
equity returns
likely to moderate and
volatility set to rise, investors face a difficult choice: Accept lower returns, or take on greater risk.
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.
Wilson notes that part of the risk at this stage of the rally is whether tax reform is already baked into the price of
equities, as well as a
likely increase in
volatility ahead and dispersion of earnings estimates.
Equity factors can be valued using fundamental metrics Value and Size are cheap while Low
Volatility and Growth are expensive
Likely more meaningful for medium - to long - term than short - term investors INTRODUCTION The term «Factor Investing» reached an all - time high this year according to Google
The bottom line: U.S.
equities can move higher in 2015, but as we've already seen, the path is
likely to be accompanied by much more
volatility.
While this election season is
likely to be filled with surprises, investors may also want to consider strategies that aim to minimize
equity market
volatility and potentially provide downside protection.
If
volatility was to return to more normal levels this would
likely be a headwind for global
equity return potential, in our assessment.
With
equity returns
likely to moderate and
volatility set to rise, investors face a difficult choice: Accept lower returns, or take on greater risk.
However, investors should not be concerned about high multiples because when
volatility is low,
equity markets are much less
likely to decline.
I believe I can cope with the
volatility of
equities and as they are most
likely to provide the steadily rising income over the longer term - via higher yielding shares or income inv.
On the other hand, the more aggressive the asset allocation, the higher the initial spending rate — with one caveat: As the
equity percentage approaches 100 %, the return
volatility will
likely increase, and over shorter time horizons may actually increase the chance of prematurely running out of money.»
Instead, investors are
likely to hold more cash as a mechanism to dampen
equity volatility.
As such,
equity implied
volatility helps inform us as to how
likely default will be.
Anyway, currencies are mean - reverting much of the time — so despite high short - term FX
volatility, in the medium term the scale of your
equity gains / losses is
likely to far exceed any related currency gains / losses.