How do you get downside protection?
This toolkit can help with your investment risk management. We’ll keep you informed of the latest market events, share how we've been managing downside risk in our portfolios, and equip you with important truths to hold onto during unavoidable market volatility.
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.
Investing in volatile times
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.
Q1 2019 Equity Manager Report: The pendulum swings back toward growth
Our manager research showed growth outperforming value, though managers from both styles of investing bought the 2018 fourth quarter correction.
Investing in today’s markets without a crystal ball
While we can’t offer up a crystal ball to look into the future of markets, we do believe there are some specific ways to potentially help investors navigate today’s murky waters.
Global investing and currency hedging: Performance and impact
Over the long term, currency hedging can provide you with valuable protection and returns, particularly in volatile markets. Here we outline some of the key considerations for UK investors exposed to global equities and explain how currency hedging can impact or benefit a global, multi-asset portfolio.
How might the next recession unfold?
We believe the U.S. is likely to experience a recession by the end of 2020. How might it stack up to previous ones? We look at the parallels.
Important market volatility truths
Why a dynamic multi-asset approach matters during volatile markets
We believe nimbleness and dynamism is most beneficial during periods of market dislocation, where the elapsed time between idea and implementation is critical. As the February 5 sell-off demonstrated, markets don't work on quarterly cycles.
Weekly market update on global investment news in a quick five-minute video format featuring some of our top investment professionals.
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Russell Investments' comprehensive quarterly report setting out our strategists' views and analysis on global investment markets and economies.
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