Investment professionals outline three strategies for volatile markets

11 articles · Updated · CNBC · May 8

On CNBC in Singapore and London, Ed Cole, Daniel Morris and Thierry Taglione highlighted market-neutral equities, Europe-focused positioning and buying global bonds hedged into US dollars.
They said stock-bond diversification has weakened, making creative portfolio protection and selective stock-picking more important, while global rate differentials can offer extra yield through hedged bond trades.
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