What investment options should I use in the event of a market pullback?
With the current bull market having extended beyond eight years, and with stock market indexes reaching all-time highs, many investors have become nervous: What might happen to their portfolios if there is a big market pullback? At this stage of the market cycle, valuations can begin to look stretched, which has investors thinking about their […]
Alternative investments: Should they be part of my asset allocation?
Alternative investments (known simply as “alternatives”) are investment strategies outside of traditional stocks, bonds and cash. Some common examples are private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, real estate, commodities and currencies. Less obvious examples are managed futures, private debt, derivatives and strategies such as hedging, short selling and arbitrage. The popularity of alternatives has surged […]
