Markets have started well in 2024, with both equities (the industry term for shares) and bonds showing positive growth. Thanks to this, higher-risk solutions performed better than their lower-risk counterparts, with equities seeing better returns than bonds. March has been the 5th month in a streak of positive global returns.
2022 in particular was a tough year for both bonds and equities, with 2023 providing a bit more stability although challenges remained. It was nice to observe in Q1 2024 that no ready-made solution covered in this content reported a negative return over the period.
High risk options in particular had an excellent quarter, with performance ranging between 4.6% – 8.5%. Low risk options on the other hand ranged between 0% - 2.6%, with medium risk options ending up between 2.3% - 5.8% in Q1 2024.
