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Are low-volatility returns too good to be true?

An investor will have to determine whether the underlying strategy is really low risk

Leonardo Drago

Published Sat, May 18, 2019 · 5:50 am
The marketing pitch is familiar: why suffer market volatility when you can make (5/8/10/12 per cent p.a., take your pick). This sounds enticing in the midst of the current escalating US-China trade war. The majority of these funds show past performance as a near-straight upward sloping line.

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