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Cautious optimism: A balancing act
As history has proven, “cautious optimism” works. But history is written across years and decades, not three quarters.
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The right mix of investments
By Bob Landaas I spent an hour recently with a client who was wondering about the right stock/bond mix. It’s an important question. Recently, the Wall Street Journal reported on research showing that since 1926, if you were invested 100% in stocks, you would have made 10% a year. If you had 60% in stocks, 40% in bonds, you would have made 9%. […]
Correlation: How investment balance can shift
Economic trends and other events can change relationships between investments, which is why investors need to monitor correlation, Kyle Tetting says in a MONEY TALK VIDEO. […]
Efficiently allocating assets
The mix of stocks and bonds can make a significant difference in an investor’s risk-adjusted returns. That’s why it’s wise to focus on asset allocation, as Steve Giles shows in a MONEY TALK VIDEO. […]
Alpha: Putting investment return in the context of risk
It is first in the Greek alphabet, but as an investment tool, alpha takes a back seat to beta for investors concerned about risk. Kyle Tetting explains in a MONEY TALK VIDEO. […]
Beta: Learning how risky an investment might be
Kyle Tetting explains in a MONEY TALK VIDEO how investors can consider an investment’s potential risk compared to a benchmark. […]
Efficiently lining up reward and risk
In seeking the optimal investment return at the level of risk they’re willing to take, investors can use the Efficient Frontier model, Steve Giles says, to help find an appropriate mix of assets to consider. MONEY TALK VIDEO