Stocks, Age and Asset Allocation

Hi All, This posting is about age and asset allocation ... this is stocks have historically outperformed other asset classes. So, when young people put their long [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 19:26:56

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2008 Investment Portfolio Review: Numbers and Lessons

Vacation is over, bring on 2009! Time for a quick look back ... is an all-in-one fund with an “asset allocation strategy designed for investors currently in retirement.” For 2008 it dropped only 10.9% with an asset allocation of 5% cash, 30% stocks, and 65% bonds [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 06:32:27

Do You Have a ‘Risk-Taking’ Brain ?

This time of year, many investors are looking at their asset allocation, and stock selection. Perhaps they should be asking themselves, “How dense are my dopamine receptors?” As it turns [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 11:54:24

Six Lessons for Investors

Six Lessons for Investors Be diversified and don't assume past performance will continue. JOHN C ... strategists on Wall Street's payroll don't survive for long.2) Never underrate the importance of asset allocation. Investing is not about owning only common stocks. Nor are historical stock returns [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 18:23:00

Investing Rules Learned from the Bernard Madoff Scandal

The Bernie Madoff scandal is a sad case of the lack of care by the investing public ... have a diversified asset allocation!  Spread out your wealth with stocks, bonds, savings, real estate ... investment for the future? Diversify Across Different Asset Classes - This is so important [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:00:53

Charles Kirk Interviews Jeff Miller, A Dash of Insight

Jeff is traveling, so we are republishing his recent interview from the Kirk Report, one of our featured sources ... it to make some asset allocation moves between stocks and bonds. I basically believed, as most [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 17:10:46

Why Stock Markets Are So Volatile? The Tale of 4 Masters

2008 as surely been one of the toughest years on the investors’ patience ... of their original trading strategy. Managed Portfolio – Master of asset allocation It’s been a few years ... and respect the original asset allocation. For example, if you have a balanced portfolio (50 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 10:00:41

Why Do Fund of Funds Exist

Here’s a question for you: What is the actual purpose of FoF ? ... to allocate capital too, they are supposed to run the asset allocation (cash bonds stocks). Beyond [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 18:09:27

Six Step Guide to Rebuilding Your Retirement

2008 could be marked as the year that many people change their retirement goals. Reading our 401(k) ... on it. Always Check Your Asset Allocation The article suggests being cautious about target-date ... no”. While stocks, bonds and pretty much every investable asset has gone down in value this year [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 16:51:37

The mob is my broker: Cake launching crowdsourced stock fund

The stock tracking and community site Cake Financial is getting some interesting new features, including its first branded financial instrument, ... management services, "a lot is wasted." He's built a service that identifies the stock picks ... stocks that are performing better than yours, in users' accounts with similar asset allocation [more...]

Date: 2008-08-28 22:19:00

PE Fund-Raising Declines for First Time Since 2003

Sabrina Willmer, of Private Equity Analyst, files this dispatch on one body blow private-equity firms have taken from the financial crisis ... their private-equity percentage allocation targets because of the marked decline in the stock markets. “ ... over-weighted in the asset class,” said Donn Cox, managing director at LP Capital Advisors. “ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 18:27:00

Personal Finance Site Mint Opens to The Public With New Features

It seems that pretty much everyone who deals with personal finance has decided that this is the day for announcements. They’re right ... featured 401(k) management center, portfolio asset allocation info, and comparison of your investments ... ; from tracking your daily expenses to evaluating your stock portfolio. Of course, it still cannot match [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 10:30:23

When should you consider investing in dividend stocks?

Three readers asked me three separate questions on dividend investing ... one was wondering whether it wouldn’t be a bad idea to actually maintain an asset allocation ... contributing to fixed income investments in order to achieve a minimum 25% allocation to bonds at retirement [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 12:30:00

Relax — You Haven’t Missed Everything

The stock market unfortunately appeals to some of one’s more hysterical instincts, particularly in periods such as this ... investment strategist and director of asset allocation, RidgeWorth Capital Management. “We still [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 17:37:50

Can You Invest Your House Down Payment In The Stock Market?

Jordan has agreed to help out the crack writing staff here at Four Pillars by contributing the occasional post ... . The asset allocation is the ultra conservative portfolio recommended in “The Smartest Investment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 10:00:34

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