What multi-asset has got over 'orthodox' investing

It may seem bizarre to look for a benefit from the financial crisis of 2008, but the violent cyclical ride investors were taken on four years ago seems to have forced one from the fund management industry. The monopoly position held by traditional ‘stock and bond only’ strategies is being challenged by the rapid emergence of multi-asset class solutions. Previously this approach was often the preserve of family offices or the very rich, now it is available to all, yet the perception still lingers that there is something complicated underpinning the offer. While some of the underlying i...