Survey says confidence toward traditionally defensive asset classes is growing
Your clients may be losing sleep
Although bullishness has dropped across the board, investors are significantly more pessimistic than advisors
More investors feeling bearish about a possible stock market correction
A new risk reading aims to represent how investor risk appetites are trending
Investors are also more confident in stocks and home ownership while less confident in investment properties, cash and fixed-income
The firm’s semi-annual investor sentiment index finds that Canadians’ enthusiasm toward investing in their own homes has been declining since the spring of 2014
Despite increased optimism in stocks, fixed-income securities and ETFs, which have rebounded along with the price of oil, Canadians are still cautious about investing
The Manulife Investor Sentiment Index is at its lowest since financial crisis
Although 53% of Canadians believe current market volatility will persist in 2016, 48% still expect the value of their portfolios to increase