Show Notes
With fresh opportunities emerging across equities, fixed income, and alternative assets, where should investors be focusing?
That's the question Asset Allocator's Aamina Zafar and David Thorpe put to Ed Cole, equity strategist at Man Group.
Ed discusses diversification and how inflation may hit portfolios this year, with the things that asset managers need to be aware of when building their portfolio. He also explains his thoughts on fixed income and what a defensive equity allocation currently looks like.
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