What should long-term equity investors do in the face of these late cycle risks? What does history tell us about risk?

What should long-term equity investors do in the face of these late cycle risks? What does history tell us about risk?
The beginning of the second quarter of 2024 marked the three-year anniversary of QV’s launch of our Global Small Cap strategy.
Fresh off a positive year for equity returns in 2023, global stock markets continued their march higher in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024.
Investors have seen credit premiums contract in the North American corporate credit market, dipping below the long-term median & edging toward historical lows.
There is a tendency for investors (and advisors) to favour happy companies and stay far away from the unhappy ones, regardless of valuation in both situations.
As investors, we must be attuned to nuanced qualitative and quantitative signals in financial markets and the overall economy.