Navigating today's market: How real assets provide stability and diversification for institutional investors

Real assets can provide stability and potential diversification for investors by offering less-correlated yield, potential inflation protection, and acting as a volatility dampener in portfolios.
With exposure to infrastructure, real estate, and natural resources, real assets align investments with secular trends, providing stability and diversification benefits in today's market environment.
In this video, Michael Brand, Mercer’s Global Head of Real Assets addresses key questions regarding why institutional investors should consider investing in real assets as an alternative investment in today's market. The video explores the benefits of real assets in terms of diversification, potential inflation protection, income generation, and stability in volatile markets.
Michael addresses several points:
- How real assets provide potential diversification benefits and potential inflation protection for investors in the current market environment.
- How real assets, such as real estate and infrastructure, offer potential income generation and stable cash flows for investors in the current market landscape.
- Ways investing in real assets can provide a hedge against market volatility and economic uncertainties.
Mercer’s global team is ready to help navigate the evolving real assets landscape and unlock the potential of this asset class in today's dynamic market environment.
Whether you're considering real assets or other alternative investments for the first time or have an established investment portfolio, our flexible approach can help you achieve your goals. Contact a Mercer consultant today to get started.
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