For an indication of how severe an economic downturn will be, look to household debt levels more than corporate debt, according to researchers. In the current environment, that gives some reason for optimism.
Just 11% of US fund managers are women, and fund management teams comprised exclusively of women make up a meager 2% of all equity, fixed income and diversified funds.
Bond funds may provide the brightest opportunities in the bleak year ahead, experts say.