With 2016 in the rear-view mirror, every investor has surely learned some valuable lessons in how to deal with surprises.
The good news, of course, was that the performance of equities in Q4 became the biggest surprise of all.
Yet even that positive backdrop can present challenges as we head into 2017. That’s precisely why the team at Principal Funds sees an increased need to focus on managing risk moving forward.
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