Darius McDermott: Make volatility work for you
Short-term noise or something sinister?
Volatility is healthy and a sign that markets are normalising, argues Darius McDermott, before considering how advisers and their clients can make the return of volatility work for them
Up until a couple of months ago, an eerie sense of calm had settled across markets. The VIX index - one of the most commonly-used gauges of market fear - continued to fall to new all-time lows during...
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