In bear markets, defined as periods of falling prices and pessimism, government bonds and cash typically outperform, defensive stock sectors such as utilities and consumer staples tend to decline less, alternative strategies like market-neutral hedge funds may provide diversification, and gold and certain commodities sometimes serve as safe havens.

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  The Relationship Between Risk and Return in Different Asset Classes

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• commodity concept
• utilities concept
• government bonds concept
• gold concept
• cash concept