A life hedged about
How to protect yourself against volatile markets
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IF YOU feel unusually jittery about the economy, you have reason. Rising oil prices—they have been above $50 a barrel for much of this year—breed uncertainty. Meanwhile, record-high house prices in many countries are fostering worries of a house-price tumble. What is more, people are increasingly uneasy that their pensions are hostage to volatile bond- and stockmarkets.
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