Portfolio Construction
Keep up with the latest news on key elements for successful portfolio construction including asset allocation, asset management options and investment strategies.
In Search of Return: 3 Biggest Market Risks and How to Play Them
By Mike PattonLast week we began a discussion on finding returns in this challenging market. This week well look at three major risks facing us today.
July 09, 2015
Gundlach: Less Than 25% Chance of Fed Rate Hike in SeptemberThe DoubleLine CEO sees lots of volatility around and maintains his long-held belief that Greece will exit the euro.
July 08, 2015
Are Flat Fees Really Better for Clients—or for Advisors?When someone explains something to me starting with statements that strike me as patently ridiculous, I tend to discount the rest of their thinking.
July 08, 2015
Are flat fees really better for clients — or for advisors?The current "all or nothing" thinking that advisors have to be either 100 percent flat fees or 100 percent AUM fees obscures the advantages of both.
July 07, 2015
Your Dirt-Cheap ETFs Threaten Asset Managers’ Record ProfitsTheir fee revenue is getting pinched by low-cost exchange-traded funds, and in the U.S. new fund flows are meager.
July 07, 2015
Gold Falls to 15-Week Low, Silver Sags as Dollar GainsPrecious metal prices are slipping, while the U.S. currency plows ahead.
July 06, 2015
Generating Returns While Protecting Portfolios From a CrashBecause stocks have continued to trend higher for so long, there is a growing sentiment that the other shoe may be about to drop.
July 02, 2015
S&P 500’s Winning Streak Tops 1,370 DaysHow does today's market rise compare with other bull runs?