An EM allocation may help reduce overall portfolio risk while potentially improving returns, but the question is “how much?”

Options may potentially reduce a portfolio’s market and interest rate risks while increasing its yield, which may be particularly important to retirees.

With inflation easing and rate hikes likely over, our Interest Rate Volatility & Inflation Hedge ETF may provide fixed income portfolios some defense.

Many investors expect a soft landing, but adopting a defensive strategy may be prudent, as the risk of additional volatility could be underestimated.

While often used tactically, we think tail risk strategies can be core portfolio holdings to potentially defend against sharp drawdowns for equities.