Bonds to Stage Comeback as Hedge for Stock Losses, Investors Say
Market participants are modestly bullish on stocks and bonds this year, the latest survey shows.
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After the biggest loss for 60/40 portfolios since the global financial crisis, better days may lie ahead for the trillion-dollar complex of balanced investment strategies.
Amid optimism that inflation has peaked, more than 60% of 610 respondents to the latest MLIV Pulse survey are betting stocks and bonds will move in opposite directions this year — re-establishing a time-honored relationship that has powered pension and endowment funds over the past two decades.