We aim to protect against capital destroying downside and believe the odds of that scenario have increased. We have made changes to reflect this.
Keeping an eye on all key indicators is what our approach is all about. After all, the best way to beat the market is by avoiding a decline.
If the consumer keeps spending and businesses don’t enact wholesale layoffs in the face of a slowdown, then we could skate by the current malaise.
Retirees are particularly scared, with inflation pinching budgets at the same time as portfolio values struggle. The impact is confidence-sapping.