Nick Balkin - “Stability through divergent inflation scenarios”

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Nick Balkin is a Portfolio Manager at Foord Asset Management, the managers of the Nedgroup Investments Stable Fund. The Stable Fund is a slightly ‘riskier’ fund with a maximum exposure of 30% to equities with a key objective to deliver an inflation plus return over rolling 3 years and to protect capital over a rolling 1 year. Nick discusses how to achieve stability through divergent inflation scenarios.

22 Apr 2021 English South Africa Investing · Business News

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