If you read the headlines of the leading financial publications on a regular basis, you will know that most investors seem to be afraid of the current market environment. Headlines such as Forget the stock rally, investors are holding cash, Credit Suisse: Clients Say They Are “Lost”, Sentiment At Record Low and Investors Continue To Sell Stocks Missing Massive S&P 500 Rally are commonplace. Sentiment seems to suggest that most retail and institutional investors are afraid that a sudden market downturn could be just around the corner.
Only time will tell what catalyst will spark the next major market decline, although analysts at Natixis believe they have narrowed it down to three key risks that could be the...

