Not exact matches
Peter Boockvar, Bleakley Advisory Group, and CNBC's Bob Pisani and Mike Santoli discuss whether low -
volatility ETFs are a good protective investments
in choppy
market environments like we've seen recently.
During the quarter, Equities operated
in an
environment characterized by a significant decline
in global equity
markets and a sharp increase
in volatility levels.
The
market environment in 2018 looks more normal than last year, with lower returns and higher
volatility.
But as precipitous
market moves
in early February and late March suggested a return to more historically normal levels of
volatility, the question for investors now is how to adapt their approach to the new
environment.»
The recent bout of
volatility in financial
markets occurred
in an
environment of growing uncertainty about the global economic outlook and increasing geopolitical tensions.
Chris Whalen really beautifully talks about the dynamic hedges that disappeared from the
market, which is again another part of the reasons that we are
in such a low
volatility environment.
The
market earlier this year simply had made an enormous error by pricing
in its expectations for a strong economic and inflationary
environment that has frankly not appeared (Making
Volatility our Friend: Trading the Kitchin Cycle, May 28, 2014 and Unsustainable Steel Premiums, Sept. 3, 2014).
These factors — many of which are beyond our control and the effects of which can be difficult to predict — include: credit,
market, liquidity and funding, insurance, operational, regulatory compliance, strategic, reputation, legal and regulatory
environment, competitive and systemic risks and other risks discussed
in the risk sections of our 2017 Annual Report; including global uncertainty and
volatility, elevated Canadian housing prices and household indebtedness, information technology and cyber risk, regulatory change, technological innovation and new entrants, global environmental policy and climate change, changes
in consumer behavior, the end of quantitative easing, the business and economic conditions
in the geographic regions
in which we operate, the effects of changes
in government fiscal, monetary and other policies, tax risk and transparency and environmental and social risk.
ACM's aim is to deliver strong absolute returns
in all
market environments, with relatively low
volatility and low correlation with overall equity
markets.
One consequence: A benign economic
environment tends to go hand
in hand with low
market volatility.
Morgane Delledonne reviews the current
market conditions and the ETF strategies that can be employed to improve portfolio outcomes, including; managing duration
in a rising interest rate
environment, achieving superior yields through quality screening and harvesting high option premiums, whilst dampening portfolio
volatility.
But beyond that, my eight rules are design to deal with the
volatility that the
market serves up, and adapt to what is undervalued
in the present
environment.
In the current environment of short - term volatility amid a long - term positive outlook for the Chinese economy, a focus on growing, sustainable dividends in China's equity markets could provide the opportunity to get a slice of the region's structural growth and potential downside protection compared with a typical growth strategy, such as an earnings growth strateg
In the current
environment of short - term
volatility amid a long - term positive outlook for the Chinese economy, a focus on growing, sustainable dividends
in China's equity markets could provide the opportunity to get a slice of the region's structural growth and potential downside protection compared with a typical growth strategy, such as an earnings growth strateg
in China's equity
markets could provide the opportunity to get a slice of the region's structural growth and potential downside protection compared with a typical growth strategy, such as an earnings growth strategy.
An overly sour view of Canada from foreign investors combined with recent
volatility in stock
markets around the world has made for a tough investing
environment, the report says.
In addition to this difficult investment
environment, investors face various risks such as investment timing or sequence of returns risk,
volatility risk, bear
market risk and other risks.
However some
market participants prefer the lower
volatility of gold and the safety it may provide
in this
environment of a weak financial sector, uncertain economic growth and political unrest.
Given the current low interest - rate
environment, adding a high - yield allocation to your core bond portfolio or investing
in a multisector bond fund may help increase your investment income — just remember that many of these types of funds still come with the potential for significant
volatility, particularly during times of heightened economic and / or stock
market volatility.
A focus on research and diversification help management seek lower
volatility than the overall
market, while containing risk
in difficult
environments.
In low volatility environments there is not as much premium to be extracted from the markets, but in high volatility it is VERY NIC
In low
volatility environments there is not as much premium to be extracted from the
markets, but
in high volatility it is VERY NIC
in high
volatility it is VERY NICE.
Our goal is to provide attractive risk - adjusted returns with low relative
volatility in virtually all
market environments as opposed to the highest returns without regard to risk.
The
market environment in 2018 has returned to a more «normal» mix of lower returns and higher
volatility.
During low interest - rate
environments,
market volatility, and
market downturns, investors
in dividend ETFs can continue to receive a steady and reliable income stream.
The objective of the All - Season portfolio is not to create a one - sized fits all portfolio, but to create a simple, low
volatility portfolio with exposure to different asset classes that perform well
in different
market environments.
An expensive
market and declining earnings growth
in an
environment of artificially low interest rates that have encouraged leverage both at the individual and corporate level will also contribute to rising
volatility, both realized and expected.
A focus on research and diversification help seek lower
volatility than the overall
market, while containing risk
in difficult
environments.
FreshForex said on Friday its clients posted a 64 % success rate despite the unstable
environment in the global economy and high
market volatility.
The bouts of high
market volatility we've already experienced this year beg the question, «How should I behave
in this
environment?»
The
market environment in 2018 looks more normal than last year, with lower returns and higher
volatility.
ENDS Europe The European wind energy sector remained the second largest
in the world
in 2015 amid concerns about
market volatility and a «weakened» legislative
environment, according to industry.
With the «perfect storm»
environment we were
in — low interest rates,
market volatility and institutional mistrust — producers and consumers claimed to be uninterested
in complicated life insurance products.
According to analysts at WSJ,
market participants are enjoying bitcoin's
volatility in a low - interest rate
environment.
Worked effectively and accurately
in a team - oriented
environment under time sensitive situations created by the
volatility of the Mortgage Backed Security
Market
«The moderation
in new - home sales may be attributable to the interest rate
environment, which could be causing short - term
market volatility,» said Michael Neal, senior economist for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB),
in a statement.
And to the extent that REITs are using up that capacity now,
in a fairly benign capital
markets environment, could be problematic should there be any
market volatility ahead, he says.
«The net lease industry has been active for all segments — private buyers, 1031 buyers, family offices, institutions, etc. — due to past year's
volatility in the stock
market, low interest rate
environment, and aging demographic looking for fixed income alternatives,» says Randy Blankstein, president of The Boulder Group.
«The moderation
in new home sales may be attributable to the interest rate
environment, which could be causing short - term
market volatility,» said NAHB Senior Economist Michael Neal.
With pricing reaching an all - time high
in a deal - drought
environment, coupled with global
market volatility, investors and developers are skittish
in where to put their dry powder, pushing private equity professionals to new, niche areas of real estate that haven't previously been explored.As the industry emerges from a low interest rate
environment, and into a rapidly changing landscape with lower taxes, less regulations, higher rates and higher inflation, what does this mean for private equity real estate?
We continue to be
in a low - rate, low - return
environment, even though the issue is the potential increase
in rates, as represented by the
volatility we see
in the stock
market.
Global capital
markets volatility, a continued low interest rate
environment and increased financial regulation are just some of the pressures real estate investors are facing at this point
in the cycle, prompting strategy tweaks with a renewed focus on capital preservation.