Portfolio Construction
Keep up with the latest news on key elements for successful portfolio construction including asset allocation, asset management options and investment strategies.
Five Good Questions for Michael Kitces of Pinnacle
By Bob SeawrightThe portfolio expert shares his views on wealth management, the 4% rule and a variety of other financial-planning hot topics.
August 14, 2012
Equities Cult High Priest Malkiel Burns PIMCO’s Gross: Reducing Stocks Would Be ‘Huge Mistake’PIMCO Chairman Bill Gross launched a bond investors jihad recently with his remarks that the cult of equities is dying. Burton Malkiel, author of A Random Walk Down Wall Street, is the latest to fire back.
August 14, 2012
PIMCO’s El-Erian Takes Issue With Paul Ryan’s Use of ‘New Normal’PIMCO CEO Mohamed El-Erian took to the pages of The Washington Post Monday to rebut (sort of) the use of the term "new normal" by Mitt Romney's vice-presidential pick, Rep. Paul Ryan.
August 10, 2012
Top Portfolio Products: New Dividend Income Fund From RiverNorthNew products introduced over the last week include a dividend income fund from RiverNorth and retail access to an equity hedge ETF from AdvisorShares.
August 09, 2012
Gary Shilling: ‘We’re Already in a Global Recession’AdvisorOne contributor Gary Shilling appeared on Bloomberg Surveillance to do what he does best: make the case that the sky is falling.
August 09, 2012
PIMCO’s El-Erian: ‘Be Wary of Steepening Yield Curve’The steepening yield curve in the U.S. Treasury market should have investors worried.
August 09, 2012
Edward Jones: 9 in 10 Americans Plan to Change Savings and Investment StrategiesThe survey reveals the U.S. presidential election and health care costs are the two issues most likely to affect savings and investing decisions, with 39% and 30% of Americans pointing to them, respectively.
August 09, 2012
Half of Americans Die With Almost No AssetsA disturbing study from three Ivy League researchers finds that almost half of Americans die owning less than $10,000.