Three risk indicators to watch this year
Risks are clearly rising in 2018, but the bull market may have more room to run. We look at three risk indicators to watch in the second half.
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Why index reconstitution matters to your portfolio
The markets never stop changing, and so it goes for the indexes that track them. Learn more about how this dynamic may affect your portfolio.Read more -
How to defuse one volatile market with another
Adam C. Rudd, CFA of Standard Life Investments explains his recent volatility pairing of a concentrated market versus a more diversified counterpart.Read more -
What's spooking the markets? Trade wars and fiscal imbalances
The risks of a global trade war and a worsening U.S. budget deficit could trigger volatility for stocks and bonds in late 2019—especially when rising interest rates are factored in.Read more -
Tinkering with trade introduces unintended risks for investors
The next U.S. recession doesn’t appear imminent, but rising trade tensions could tip the balance from benign to bad quickly—see the implications for investors.Read more -
What is a target-date fund glide path, and how does it work?
Perhaps the most important distinguishing feature of any target-date fund is its glide path—the asset allocation adjustments that the fund makes to balance growth potential with risk management as an investor ages.Read more -
What are hedge funds—and why did they outperform in the sell-off?
Hedge funds have long managed risk for the accredited investor—but what are they? And why have they done better than their unhedged peers in falling markets?Read more -
ETFs prove resilient in the February market correction
Market volatility rose to multiyear highs in February 2018. We explore why ETFs showed a new resilience to market turmoil.Read more -
Volatile market? It's not the economy
Volatile moves in asset prices have left investors running for cover. Does this sell-off represent the start of a major bear market? Read on to find out.Read more -
Bond market turbulence: putting the recent volatility in context
Long-term yields are up sharply in recent days. We take a closer look at what’s been driving that volatility and what may be in store over the near term.Read more