How to prepare your investment portfolio for volatile times

You can't predict when volatility will hit your investment portfolio but you can prepare for it

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Investing can be unpredictable but there is one certainty: your investment portfolio will come across volatility.

The latest round of volatility hit stock markets earlier this month as fears of a US recession sparked a sell-off in global equity markets.

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Marc Shoffman
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Marc Shoffman is an award-winning freelance journalist specialising in business, personal finance and property. His work has appeared in print and online publications ranging from FT Business to The Times, Mail on Sunday and the i newspaper. He also co-presents the In For A Penny financial planning podcast.