Welcome to another edition of Forstrong’s Five Minute Macro video series. During each episode, our team will discuss the most important macro trends moving markets.

Traditional portfolio strategies often rely on statistical probabilities to make market assumptions, but in reality, markets don’t always behave in ways we would consider normal behaviour. Financial stress on a global scale has appeared more frequently than many investors might think.

In this episode, John Teskey, Sr. VP of National Accounts, is joined by David Kletz, VP & Portfolio Manager, to discuss “tail risk” and its impact on Client Portfolios. Specifically,

• What is “tail risk” and its importance in portfolio strategies
• Current tail risks worth watching
• Positioning to help offset “tail risk”