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As an investor, one of the most important things you can do to make sure your savings are protected is to diversify your portfolio. A properly diversified portfolio is a simple way to reduce the impact of volatility and isolated risks, and ultimately, allow you to sleep better at night when it comes to thinking about your investments.

In this post, we’ll talk about how diversification can provide you with steady returns while protecting you from less-than-favourable market events.

In February, we saw a reintroduction of volatility in the market. The steep drops early in the month were partially clawed back as cooler heads prevailed, but that left many investors with chilly reminders of the recession of 2008. Despite the perceived similarities, we believe this situation is far from the economic fall 10 years ago, as stated in our letter to investors here. Having said that, we see higher volatility persisting in the near future. In this economic update, we’ll talk about why volatility is here to stay and how to manage it. First, let’s start with a note on the Canadian economy.

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