Diversification and flexibility are key to income stability, writes Eugene Philalithis, portfolio manager at Fidelity Worldwide Investment.
Investors have had to contend with an incredibly challenging environment in recent years, with a tumultuous combination of volatile markets coupled with political and economic uncertainty. In such an unpredictable environment, investors’ instincts have naturally herded them towards income-generating assets for safety and shelter. Indeed, we have seen investor appetite for income-yielding solutions proliferate in recent times as the economic headwinds continue to prevail. A persistent theme In addition, secular factors – such as the ongoing need for income during retirement and an ag...
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