Launching in 2013, Russell Investments was one of the first asset managers in Canada to build a full solution set of real asset products. Providing advisors with the flexibility to customize their real asset exposure or keep things simple with a single ticket diversified real asset portfolio. For a diversified portfolio of real assets, the Russell Investments Real Assets Pool is a simple way to gain access to this unique asset class. Alternatively, you can invest separately in the Russell Global Real Estate Pool or the Russell Global Infrastructure Pool. This session discusses key reasons to invest in Real Assets:

a. Diversify your equity exposure: adding real assets to a portfolio is a way to diversify your equity exposure and obtain access to an under-represented asset category.

b. Low correlation to other assets: real assets have a low correlation to the other assets you are most likely to hold already —stocks and traditional bonds.

c. Attractive returns: historically, real assets have had attractive long-term returns.

d. Protect your portfolio: through the benefits of low correlations and attractive return profiles, real assets may help protect your portfolio from the effects of inflation.