The industry got a jolt recently when the California Public Employees Retirement System announced it was lowering its historic 7.5 percent expected rate of return in an effort to reduce
volatility in its portfolio caused by reaching for risk.
Not exact matches
Investing
in a volatile and uncertain commodities market may
cause a
portfolio to rapidly increase or decrease
in value, which may result
in greater share - price
volatility.
Investments
in derivatives involve costs and create economic leverage, which may result
in significant
volatility and
cause the
portfolio to participate
in losses (as well as gains) that significantly exceed the
portfolio's initial investment.
Investing
in a volatile and uncertain commodities market may
cause a
portfolio to rapidly increase or decrease
in value which may result
in greater share price
volatility.
Hedging worked well
in the mid-2000s and other periods when the Canadian dollar rose dramatically, but over the long term it
causes a drag on equity returns and may even increase a
portfolio's
volatility.
There is a simple solution if the
volatility of a
portfolio invested
in 100 % stocks
causes you to feel insecure.
This is because simply ranking bonds by yield
volatility across the universe can potentially result
in highly concentrated
portfolios in duration or quality, which
in turn can
cause greater
portfolio volatility.
In addition to
portfolio volatility lowering returns, many investors let their emotions
cause them to buy high and sell low.
Derivatives, including currency management strategies, involve costs and can create economic leverage
in the
portfolio which may result
in significant
volatility and
cause the fund to participate
in losses (as well as enable gains)
in an amount that exceeds the fund's initial investment.
Derivatives, including currency management strategies, involve costs and can create economic leverage
in the
portfolio which may result
in significant
volatility and
cause the fund to participate
in losses on an amount that exceeds the fund's initial investment.
Index
portfolios are designed to provide substantial global diversification
in order to reduce investment concentration and the resulting potential increased risk
caused by the
volatility of individual companies, indexes, or asset classes.
In response to the most recent rise in interest rates, stock price volatility increased causing investors to become more cautious about the stocks in their portfolio
In response to the most recent rise
in interest rates, stock price volatility increased causing investors to become more cautious about the stocks in their portfolio
in interest rates, stock price
volatility increased
causing investors to become more cautious about the stocks
in their portfolio
in their
portfolios.
Because wind prices can be locked
in up front, businesses incorporating wind into their energy
portfolios are better equipped to hedge market
volatility in traditional fuels markets
caused by supply shocks.