Show Notes
Volatility is banded about without much thought about what it really means, and what it really measures. Volatility indices are linked to options pricing, and prices of assets do not necessarily correlate with total returns. So in this show Damien Klassen, Head of Investments at Nucleus Wealth and Walk The World Funds and I go … Continue reading "What Precisely Is Volatility?: With Damien Klassen"
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