Low Beta Stocks

Low beta stocks

Low beta stocks perform well during volatile markets, which we are likely to see in the existing landscape of Fed (talk of) tightening and heightened geopolitical instability. The latter geopolitical instability could feature on investors’ radar in 2022, which could see capital flows into safe-haven assets. Safehaven assets include precious metals, low beta stocks, and …

Treasury Yields

Treasury Yields

Rising US 10 year treasury yields are creating volatility in stocks. As Darren Winters points out, the last time US Treasury 10 Year yields climbed so steeply was during the beginning of the 2020 pandemic lockdowns. So the three-month US Treasury 10-year note chart, courtesy of MarketWatch, shows the steeping of the yield curve, particularly …