Property’s Reputation As A Diversifier Is As Strong As Ever
Property’s Reputation As A Diversifier Is As Strong As Ever Property’s reputation as a diversifier is as strong as ever whilst using expat mortgages to support property investments. We were reminded of this late last year. We asked 500 investors why they were drawn to property investment – and the benefit of this asset class as a safety net was one of the most popular reasons cited. The responses revealed how property is seen as a go-to diversifier; investors are looking for options that are above the fray of other asset classes and indices – to bring an added level of security to their portfolios. There is, of course, much more to property than simply a second canopy in case your stocks and bonds go into free-fall. Whether your aims are long-term capital growth, or income generation (or a combination of the two), the right property investments can certainly add real value. But specifically when it comes to risk-balancing, evidence certainly suggests that property deserves its reputation as a lynch-pin of any investment portfolio. Here, we’ll unpick the reasons for this – and explain how to invest with effective portfolio diversification in mind. WHY DIVERSIFICATION STILL MATTERS As investors, we are all at the mercy of ‘events’: whether good or bad, foreseeable or completely out of the blue. Those events could affect specific markets, indices, industry sectors, entire geographic regions or individual companies. Diversification is a tried and tested risk-mitigation strategy that tries to address this. The aim is simple: to invest in a wide range of assets and asset classes to ensure that if (and when) events unfold and their associated risks arise, not all investments within the portfolio are affected the same way. It might be a familiar strategy – but is it still relevant? For one thing,