After a less than stellar start to the year, financial markets are recovering and well.Fortress’ Chief Investment Officer, Peter Arender, joins us this week to explain how this is even possible after a recession that was projected to be the worst since the Second World War.*Episode Time Stamps:[00:00:00] Introduction from Kim Howard [00:03:23] Interview with Peter Arender [00:03:50] Responding to market fluctuations in March[00:07:17] Equities? Bonds? What’s the difference?[00:09:36] How this recession compares with others[00:13:00] It’s how markets respond to the news[00:17:12] Economic outlook[00:26:15] Fortress Funds’ performance[00:29:23] When is it a good time to invest?[00:30:23] Managing risk[00:31:44] Closing comments*Grantley Speaking - An Episode Glossary  Financial markets - Financial markets refer broadly to any marketplace where the trading of securities occurs, such as forex, money, stock, and bond markets.Bond market – This is where investors go to buy and sell debt securities issued by corporations or governments.Credit line – A credit line or line of credit is a preset borrowing limit that can be used at any time.U.S. Federal Reserve - The Federal Reserve System is the central bank of the United States.Liquidity - This refers to the ease with which an asset, or security, can be converted into ready cash without affecting its market price.Asset/Long term asset - An item that has value. It could be financial or “real”, that is something physical like land, buildings, cattle or machinery. Long-term assets are assets or other investments made by a firm that will benefit the company for several years.Capital - Capital is a term for financial assets, such as funds held in deposit accounts and funds obtained from special financing sources.Equities – Equities represent residual ownership in a firm or asset after subtracting all debts associated with that asset.Fixed Income instruments/securities – These are debt instruments that pay a fixed amount of interest — in the form of coupon (annual interest rate paid) payments — to investors. The principal invested returns to the investor at maturity (date on which the principal amount of a debt instrument becomes due).Corporate bonds - A bond is a debt security. Borrowers issue bonds to raise money from investors willing to lend them money for a certain amount of time. Bonds can be issued by corporations or governments.Maturity date - The maturity date refers to the time when the principal of a fixed income instrument must be repaid to an investor. It also refers to the due date on which a borrower must pay back an installment loan in full.Recession - A period of declining economic performance across an entire economy that lasts for several months.Interest rates - Interest rate may refer to the annual cost of credit or the annual percentage growth of a savings account.Rate of return - The rate of return is used to measure the profit or loss of an investment over time.Raise all boats - This refers to the idiom, "A rising tide lifts all boats". The idea being that when an economy is performing well, all people will benefit.Time horizon – This is the period where one expects to hold anDo It Fuh Grantley is produced by Fortress Fund Managers and Honeycomb Productions. Want to get in touch? DM @fortressfundmanagers on Instagram or Facebook Email us at [email protected]

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