Seeking a More Resilient Portfolio
Summary
As the Federal Reserve nears the end of its hiking cycle, we believe now is an opportunity for investors to consider adding duration back to their portfolios. Duration may provide defense against potential market volatility and be used as a portfolio ballast during periods of slowing growth and inflation volatility. History shows that core bonds act as a diversifier when equity markets sold off.
The BlackRock Total Return Fund, employs a diversified approach with sufficient flexibility in order to navigate periods of market volatility, while providing cushion in the form of income, and broad portfolio diversification. This has resulted in generating Core Plus like returns with Core like risk. As of March 31, 2024, the fund has…