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Risk-Averse Investors Do Better In Times Of High Volatility: SG

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It’s time to adopt a risk averse stance and protect your investments, argues a new report from Societe Generale SA (OTCMKTS:SCGLY) (EPA:GLE)’s Cross Asset Research Division. Their Q-MAP (qualitative multi-asset portfolio) model found that investors with a risk averse portfolio did better during times of high global volatility than dynamic (high risk) and intermediate strategies.

“With many equity markets trading near all-time peaks (U.S., U.K. and Germany) and bond yields still close to historical lows, we think investors should brace for headwinds ahead of Fed tapering and more disappointment from China,” writes Societe Generale SA (OTCMKTS:SCGLY) (EPA:GLE). “We raise Cash, the most defensive asset, to 20 percent of our Multi-Asset Portfolio.”

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