Markets are riding high, with the NASDAQ and the S&P 500 at record levels. The surge in equities, along with strongly positive jobs reports from May, June, and July, give a different retrospective take on the economy’s slide in February/March, due to the anti-coronavirus lockdown policies. Investors are responding with a burst of optimism, visible in the market gains.However, the lingering uncertainty in the wake of the coronavirus, and the looming uncertainty of the November elections, give a natural impetus to take a defensive play, finding stocks that will offer some portfolio protection should markets turn south.And this brings us …read more
Source:: Yahoo Finance
