Recent volatility is a wake-up call for DGFs

Thomas Nehring talks about how many DGF strategies failed to deliver during recent market volatility.

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Thomas Nehring talks about how many DGF strategies failed to deliver during recent market volatility.

At a glance DGFs aim to provide equity like returns at less than half the volatility of the stock market.  There have been few opportunities to test whether DGFs stand up to these claims.  ...

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