Asset Allocator

Volatility means active management now increasingly attractive in US

Asset Allocator

Show Notes

Alex Harvey, senior portfolio manager at Momentum Global Investment Management, discusses the changing nature of allocations to US equities, his views on gold and alternative assets, and more, in the latest edition of the Asset Allocator podcast.

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