For income investors, the catchword is caution
Today's trickier market environment calls for de-risking and protecting capital without overly sacrificing returns
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LIFE is hard for income investors. Bond yields globally haven't really recovered in the decade since the financial crisis, held down by deliberate monetary policy, and returns generally may be harder to come by as economic growth cools.
The rocky, late cycle macro environment we're now in makes it important to take a multi-asset approach to income investing, one that can look globally to find diversified income streams. Having a mix across a broad range of asset classes, markets and sectors keeps risk spread out and widens the number of opportunities to capture attractive yield.
Today's trickier market environment calls for de-risking and protecting capital without overly sacrificing returns.
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