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Climbing over the wall of worry:
Building enduring global portfolios
Mid-year Outlook 2018
Outlook 2018 Watchlist
The average client portfolio has
45% of assets that aren’t aligned
to the recommended allocation*
How does yours compare?
Failing to follow an established long-term plan is one of
the main reasons why families can drift below the world’s
wealthiest over time.
To help keep your portfolio aligned to your recommended
allocation and to our investment themes, we can provide
you a detailed report showing how your portfolio compares
to key benchmarks.
Your relationship team can then recommend ways for you
to address any issues identified.
To request your report, please reach out to your Banker
or Investment Counselor.
*Source: Citi Private Bank Global Investment Lab, as of 23 May 2018. Recommended allocation
is the reference al
® Climbing over the wall of worry: Building
Outlook 2018 Watchlist The average client portf
Climbing over the wall of worry: Building endurin
Contents 2 Robust strategies
FOREWORD ‘What do I do now?’ In eve
Robust strategies for a strongman’s world Steven
Stay bullish, be selective, go global
Figure 2. Asset class performance and positioning
Compare this with the situation just a few years
More diversification, please In light of this, we
Figure 5. Fixed income during the S&P 500’s worst
Portfolios for a strongman’s world Almost halfwa
Figure 6. Fewer jobless, rising rates Unemployme
Build an enduring global investment portfolio now
Enduring portfolios are global and diversified Gl
Figure 3. The importance of following the plan M
Stay invested and stay disciplined As well as be
And do not overweight cash Holding excess cash i
Helping to preserve existing gains and manage por
Make all of your cash work harder Six policy rat
Figure 9. High yield opportunities Yield (%) 8
Identifying opportunistic investments for endurin
Increase allocations to Chinese securities As
Invest in digital infrastructure Asset class
Seek floating rate US dollar fixed income returns
Long Mexican peso volatility amidst political unc
Buy Eurozone cyclicals and banks Asset class
The investor must ascertain if they are suitable
Glossary Asset class definitions Cash is re
The MSCI with DM Exposure Index is derived from t
Disclosures In any instance where distribution o
If you buy options, the maximum loss is the premi
Additionally, the underlying collateral supportin
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, you her