Four ways to make use of global equity income funds within a portfolio

‘You only have to look at last year to see the importance of diversification’

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Demand for global equity income funds has grown significantly in the 15 years since the Global Financial Crisis. Here Darius McDermott outlines four ways to make best use of the portfolio option…

Only when I look in the mirror do I truly believe it has been 15 years since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008. It is, without doubt, the single biggest event in my three decades in financial services and still significantly impacts investors to this day.  There were plenty of lessons learned from the GFC, including the importance of being risk aware and being open to greater diversification of our capital and income streams. As a result, we've seen plenty of new trends develop to help us meet our goals, such as the rise in prominence of absolute returns funds and the use of a...

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