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21 Nov 2019
3 min read

Has momentum lost its mojo?

Here's a warning tale about why we think factors can fail if there's a big change in market dynamics.

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Historically it has often paid to buy into assets that have already performed well recently. That has led to investors deliberately targeting momentum as a source of return. But in currencies, it's gone terribly wrong in recent years. 

 

 

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John Roe

Head of Multi-Asset Funds

With failed football dreams behind him, John applies the same level of enthusiasm to investing and how to improve outcomes by battling behavioural biases. He…

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