Worried About a Market Sell-Off? These 10 Funds Reduce Portfolio Risk

Russ Kinnel, senior principal of ratings for Morningstar Research Services, researched which alternative, equity, and value funds could provide a good hedge during a market sell-off.
What is the Downside Capture Ratio?
Why Funds with A Low Downside Capture Ratio Make Good Diversifiers
How Does a Fund’s Maximum Drawdown Line Up with Its Downside Capture?
Why Savers Should Look for Low-Risk Investments
Floating-Rate Funds to Help Protect a Bond-Heavy Portfolio Against Interest-Rate Risk
Alternative Funds for Diversification
What is Arbitrage?
Large-Blend Funds to Help Preserve Capital
Defensive Large-Value Funds to Consider
A Small-Value Fund That Can Serve as a Good Diversifier
How Can Risk-Averse Investors Get Zero Downside?
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