Investors continue to ignore the risks being presented to them.
With QDPL, you can maintain 85-90% exposure to the S&P 500, but also capture a 6-7% yield to cover your income needs in the meantime.
Just as much outperformance can be achieved by limiting downside as trying to maximize upside.
What does the Fed do now? Is the volatility over or is it just starting? What are Treasuries and credit spreads telling us?
Investors should be using what’s happened over the past three weeks to reassess their personal situations.
If you look beyond the magnificent 7, this stock market is actually looking much better.
Many investors may assume that the two are interchangeable when choosing one or the other for your portfolio. For some, that may not necessarily be the case.
Is this simply an adjustment to interest rate expectations or is there a flight to safety element developing?
You could argue that they're about to implode or that the Fed is going to keep their values inflated indefinitely.
These have been proven to demonstrably reduce risk when paired with other risk assets while enhancing risk-adjusted returns.
The preponderance of economic data and sector-level market returns show that the defensive shift is already in progress.