Market Drawdowns

Market Drawdowns

Overview

As the profit cycle matures, we are increasingly being asked how long-term investors should best position themselves should the economic backdrop and equity markets become more challenging. As the profit cycle matures, we are increasingly being asked how long-term investors should best position themselves should the economic backdrop and equity markets become more challenging.

Key points


Markets mark-to-market in the short term and are inefficient in the long run.

 

The impact from the compounding of cash flows outweighs the potential impact from valuations.

 

Consistent and stable cashflow growth is an important cushion to protect and preserve value through a downturn.


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 Simon Steele

By Simon Steele
Head of Global EquitiesSydney, Australia

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Original Source: Produced by AMP Capital Ltd and published on 30 August 2018.  Original article.