We're here to help you and your investors navigate through market volatility and focus on the long term.
MANAGING THROUGH
MARKET VOLATILITY
We're here to help you and your investors navigate through market volatility and focus on the long term.
TARIFF TRACKER
A guide to market volatility stemming from recent trade policy uncertainty
When markets do the unexpected, it can test the nerves of even the savviest investor. And negative headlines in a 24-hour news cycle can make it difficult to filter the noise.
While catalysts change over time, it’s important to remember that volatility is a recurring risk. The steep correction we’ve seen during the last few weeks due to tariffs and trade policy uncertainty is a sobering reminder that markets can swing wildly in short periods of time.
At Russell Investments, we’ve got you covered. Our experts stand at the ready to distill complexity and provide clarity on the portfolio implications of recent market turbulence.
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Investing in volatile times
Important truths to remember about market volatility
At Russell Investments, we help investors manage downside risk in three ways: by diversifying sources of returns, by using a robust dynamic asset allocation process to guide tactical positioning, and by seeking effective implementation capabilities. We have been anticipating a low-return, high-volatility environment for the last 2-3 years. Accordingly, we have been dynamically adjusting our portfolio positioning to manage downside risk.
B is for behaviour coaching. Perhaps the most important role advisers play.
Investors are prone to follow their emotions when markets are volatile. That’s why the most important role an adviser may play is as a behaviour coach.
We find that it is increasingly important for asset owners to have tools to take control of risk and exposures in their total portfolio. Learn three ways that completion portfolios can improve risk-adjusted outcomes.
7 things successful investors do in volatile times
If you and your clients are feeling a little bombarded by current news and wondering what to make of it all…Take comfort… you are not alone!
What is risk management?
When it comes to investing, risk management is the active mitigation of uncertainty that surrounds all investment opportunities. Investing is inherently risky. At Russell Investments, we do not seek to avoid risk, but rather work to ensure that the right risks are taken, with the highest likelihood of compensation. We work to ensure exposure to uncompensated risk is minimised.
Important market volatility truths
Understanding the market cycle
Cycle of market emotions
Have your clients been riding the wave of emotions in the market? Gain perspective with our interactive Cycle of Market Emotions charts.
Value of diversification
There are several potential benefits of a diversified investment portfolio, and one of the most important is to reduce concentration risk. This tool shows how different asset classes have performed erratically year to year, demonstrating the benefits of a well-diversified, multi asset approach.
Risk vs return
Although the markets might return a loss in difficult years, this tool shows the returns a client could have experienced had they stayed invested. Using weighted averages, it also demonstrates the difference in volatility and returns between lower risk and higher risk strategies.
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