Markets were up during the first quarter of 2012, but unabated volatility continues to leave investors wondering whether it’s time to buy or sell.
Advisors are stressed, clients are anxious, and the market continues to yo-yo. But Martin Cobb, lead manager of the Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund, isn’t worried.
Historically, equities have offered superior long-term returns over assets such as bonds and cash—the well-known equity risk premium. The problem for many investors is that equity returns have become exceedingly volatile.
While there won’t be much of a pick-up in U.S. growth in the near future, the American economy is not falling apart. There's no better time to bet back into equities, says Paul Quinsee, CIO at JP Morgan Asset Management.
Sun Life Global Investments (Canada) Inc today introduced the Sun Life Granite Managed Portfolios, a series of asset allocation portfolios available through advisors for mutual fund investors where the fund allocation mix is managed and adjusted to react to market conditions – helping investors manage risk and providing potential for better returns. “With the volatile […]
Uncertainty isn’t always bad for investors. Experts weigh in on when to wet your feet in rough waters
On August 8, 2011, the VIX index, often referred to as the fear index, rose to 48%. It was the highest point reached in 2011. Since 1990 when VIX data started it has only spiked through the 40% threshold three percent of the time.
Asset allocation is the strategy investors follow to divide their money between different assets like stocks, bonds and cash. The underlying principle is that prices of different assets move in different(uncorrelated) ways, leading to the idea that diversification protects against risk, which is defined as volatility. But asset allocation says little about the investor’s objectives.
Canadian investors appear to be a pretty cool-headed lot, with half saying they have remained calm through the latest market volatility and sticking to their long-term investment plan.
Uncertainty continues to be the only certainty in the financial markets these days, and that volatility is causing concern for Canadians, particularly those in the ‘sandwich generation’—baby boomers who are simultaneously caring for children and aging parents.