Although the stock market and the economy bottomed around the same time, the speed of the recovery in these two markets has been quite different. How has the stock market rebounded so well while the economy is still nowhere near the level it was at before the crisis? http://www.seasoninvestments.com/insights/the-growth-recession/
The foundational principal of Diversification 2.0 is finding and investing in assets with low correlation to each other. A portfolio consisting of highly correlated investments is nothing more than a one directional bet on the future. The portfolio will do well in one particular environment but is exposed to a great number of risks if the world doesn't unfold as expected. http://www.seasoninvestments.com/insights/achieving-real-diversification/
It has long been debated to what extent the ECB will be willing (or even legally capable) of engaging in outright bond purchases of Eurozone countries’ sovereign debt. Such programs have already been implemented throughout this crisis, but such efforts have been limited and have fallen short of anything akin to the US Fed’s quantitative easing programs. http://www.seasoninvestments.com/insights/will-the-ecb-go-for-gold/
Our entire portfolio management methodology is based on the believe that “the best offense is a good defense”, and that the best way to achieve return objectives over time is by mitigating large capital losses that come from “riding out” steep downturns in risk assets. http://www.seasoninvestments.com/insights/introducing-marketvane/
