For those looking to hedge against geopolitical risk, stocks are actually a pretty good way to do so, along with oil and gold.
Bank of America looked at the best performers in the three and six months after major geopolitical events, including the Iraq War and Russia's invasion of Ukraine .
The investment bank found that oil has historically been the best performer in the three months following major geopolitical events, generating a median return of 8.3%.
On the other hand, gold is the best geopolitical hedge in the six months after such episodes.
"[B]ad geopolitical events have not been bearish for risk assets in recent years, arguably the opposite," analyst Michael Hartnett wrote in a Thursday note.
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