Portfolio Construction
Keep up with the latest news on key elements for successful portfolio construction including asset allocation, asset management options and investment strategies.
Skeptical About ESG? Don't Be. Here's Why
By Ginger SzalaA new Amundi SA study shows out performance by ESG funds in recent years, and Nuveen, with $20 billion in ESG assets, affirms that finding.
January 17, 2019
Remember: Volatility Opens Up Other Investment OpportunitiesAfraid to walk the market tightrope? BNP and Northern Trust offer suggestions and cautions for 2019 investments.
January 16, 2019
John Bogle, Vanguard Founder Who Urged Low Fees, Dies at 89He pioneered index funds, making Vanguard the No. 1 fund manager. Warren Buffett called him a hero.
January 16, 2019
Fund Managers' Outlook for Growth and Profits Is Bleak: MerrillGlobal fund managers expect near-term secular stagnation, not recession.
January 16, 2019
Citigroup Reveals Female Employees Earn 29% Less Than Men DoWomen are about half of the bank's workforce but just 37% of management.
January 16, 2019
Corporate Boards Making Little Progress in Adding Women: MSCIAt this rate, the share of directors who are women won't hit 30% until 2029.
January 16, 2019
Federal Data and Its Discontents Loom Large as Shutdown Wears OnThe Commerce Department and Census Bureau lack approved spending -- holding up reports from retail sales to inflation.
January 15, 2019
The Shutdown's Bad, and It Could Get Much Worse"Shutdowns don't get bad linearly; they get bad exponentially," says Sam Berger, who worked at OMB during the 2013 government shutdown.