Makes Sense to Be Underweight US Equities: Haghani
On "Bloomberg ETF IQ", Victor Haghani, founder and CIO of Elm Wealth and co-founding partner of Long-Term Capital Management, discusses the market volatility. Heavy selling lashed Wall Street anew Monday, with longer-dated Treasuries joining stocks and the dollar in a deepening slump. (Source: Bloomberg)
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