(FORBES) Highs & Lows: 5 Lesser-Known Markets Hitting Extremes

The S&P 500. Bitcoin. The VIX Index. Most investors are aware of these markets and indicators that they are stretching to record levels. It is an environment ripe with optimism (some say speculation), impacting all asset classes in all geographies. Equities and bitcoin dominate the headlines, but there are other developments in the financial markets …

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(LinkedIn) So you think your bond index is passive? Think again.

Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. The more things change, the more they stay the same. While the saying is true for many narratives about financial markets, it does not apply to investing in passive equity and fixed income indices. Many investors view their passive exposure as “constant and consistent risk.”

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