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Risk lessons for investors in 2025

2. June 2025

How to allocate when downturns may last longer and recoveries may be slower?

Risk Lessons for Investors in 2025

Markets in 2025 have been volatile, and more turbulence may lie ahead. Vanguard highlights three key principles to help investors navigate risk effectively, noting that downturns may last longer and recoveries may be slower than in recent years: be humble in the face of unknowable risk, maintain a robust asset allocation, and stay optimistic while being prepared for downturns.

“For some investors, prudent risk management might mean recalibrating expectations to include deeper and longer-lasting drawdowns that are more in line with previous historical periods. Even if this recalibration doesn’t change one’s asset allocation dramatically, it may increase the odds of the investor maintaining their allocation during downturns,” notes Kevin Khang, Senior International Economist at Vanguard.

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