Tag: Attitude to Risk
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Recent Market Volatility
Well, have the Markets settled down again? I honestly don’t know. In 30 years of business, the markets have never really settled down in my opinion. “Settled down” to me means a straight line in an upward trend on an ongoing basis. Bbut markets don’t behave like that. They are constantly moving up and down,…
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Stock Prices Slide as Market Volatility Returns
One of our favoured Investment houses, SEI, has commented on the current position of the Stock Market’s volatility. The extended period of calm for equity markets in recent years has come to a halt, pulling global markets lower. While declines can be disconcerting, they are a normal development in the course of market movements. The…
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The disappearance of the Cofunds brand name
Aegon is dropping the Cofunds brand name as it moves users onto an upgraded version of the platform. After acquiring Cofunds in August last year, Aegon has been working on integrating the platform with its Aegon Retirement Choices offering, bringing many of Cofunds’ features into ARC. The decision to dispense with the Cofunds branding puts…
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Risk! – One Size Does Not Fit All. What’s Your Attitude to Risk?
When building an Investment portfolio for clients, their Attitude to Risk will always be a central concern. Asset selection should be determined as much by how much someone is prepared to lose as how much they are looking to gain. With that in mind, Risk targeting should be at the heart of any investment model. …