BMO's Green: Three reasons why shunning value funds is dangerous

Inflation, hefty performance gap, widespread style drift

Lauren Mason
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The increasing likelihood of an inflationary environment, the hefty performance gap between growth and value stocks and a widespread style drift towards tech names from fund managers means shunning value funds is "a dangerous way to put all of your eggs in one basket," according to BMO GAM's Paul Green.

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