Diversification can cushion losses in bear markets
Paul Merriman of Merriman Asset Management notes diversification across stock fund categories and fixed income funds can improve resilience in downturns. Data from Lipper shows about a quarter of fund categories beat the two year market. Gold funds and real estate funds posted strong returns while small and mid cap value funds also rose.
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