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Investors can potentially protect against chaotic markets with quality, low-volatility exchange traded fund strategies to better diversify their core allocations.
When the market starts to whipsaw, investors historically have sought out low volatility strategies, allowing them to potentially protect against some downside while staying invested in the market. Yet we believe this time-tested factor strategy can become even more powerful when combined with a screen for quality.
A murky market forecast doesn't have to be the case when investing in emerging markets (EM). Even if global economic forces remain, getting volatility protection will help deflect the headwinds.
Getting emerging markets (EM) exposure can give investors access to growth-specific areas around the globe, but with rising global inflation and geopolitical risks brought on by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, investors need to exercise their due diligence. A rising dollar can also add to the potential challenges that emerging markets can pose to investors given that [.
Tightening monetary policy by the Federal Reserve adds to the downward pressure on emerging markets (EM), making it essential to get volatility protection when investing in EM. EM performance is typically tied to the performance of the local currency.
Emerging markets (EM) experienced a double whammy of a strong dollar and the pandemic over the past year, but they present patient investors with a value opportunity. Some global investment firms are seeing this play out with EM still feeling the pain of a rising greenback, especially with a hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve.
The effects of rising rates will certainly play a significant role in the strength of emerging markets (EM), which are typically tied to the performance of local currencies. That said, the U.S. Federal Reserve is already set to raise rates in 2022.
With the emergence of the COVID-19 variant Omicron, investors need to be even more wary when it comes to emerging markets (EM), which is where quality can help. News of the variant sent the major U.S. stock market indexes in a daze with the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunging just over 900 points after the [.