Portfolio Construction
Keep up with the latest news on key elements for successful portfolio construction including asset allocation, asset management options and investment strategies.
A $33 Billion Manager Who Bought at Low Shifts to Cash
By Tom RedmondDavid Samra, the award-winning stock picker, is boosting cash holdings close to their limit in a market he sees as lacking buying opportunities.
December 19, 2016
Time for Fine Wine?The market for many vintages improved in 2016, as more regions worldwide bring more brands to market.
December 19, 2016
Young Americans Piled Into Some Horrendous ETF Trades Right After the ElectionMillennials turned to exchange-traded funds that employed leverage after Trump's win, and that move turned out to hurt them.
December 19, 2016
Advisors to Boost Use of Managed Futures in 2017, Though Many Have Concerns: PollAltegris survey finds majority of reps use managed futures, but more than a third have questions about how the products help portfolios.
December 19, 2016
Natixis Plans First Target-Date Suite Focused on ESG: Top Portfolio ProductsIn other product news, Hartford Funds reduces fees on four of its strategic beta ETFs.
December 19, 2016
A Better Theory to Explain Financial BubblesAnswering this question is hugely important, not just for peoples pensions and retirement, but for the whole economy.
December 15, 2016
Annuity Sales to Plunge Under DOL Fiduciary Rule: CerulliIRI also says that industrywide annuity sales in the third quarter dropped 12% from a year ago.
December 15, 2016
Michael Lewis’ Portrait of Two Men Who Changed the WorldLewis book on Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman is an introduction to behavioral economics thinly disguised as a biography of its two protagonists.