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Bonds offer investors fixed income payments, portfolio diversification and a hedge against an economic slowdown. The unique characteristics of the many bond issuers in today’s market create opportunities for investors with a broad spectrum of risk/return objectives.
Deep value equity investing is an approach that seeks attractive risk-adjusted returns by investing in stocks trading at significant discounts to their intrinsic value. Deep value investing utilizes fundamental bottom-up security analysis to identify businesses available at steeply discounted prices.
Commodities are a distinct asset class with returns that are largely independent of stock and bond returns. Therefore, adding broad commodity exposure can help diversify a portfolio of stocks and bonds, lowering risk and potentially boosting return.
A benchmark serves a crucial role in investing. Often a market index, a benchmark provides a starting point for a portfolio manager to construct a portfolio and directs how that portfolio should be managed on an ongoing basis from the perspectives of both risk and return.