Portfolio Construction
Keep up with the latest news on key elements for successful portfolio construction including asset allocation, asset management options and investment strategies.
Top 10 Worst Financial Meltdowns by Athletes
By Dan BermanThese superstars blew through their hoards of cash long before retirement, which means they could've used some good financial advice.
September 21, 2011
Fed's 'Operation Twist' Offers Bond Investment OpportunitiesWhat does the Fed's "Operation Twist" easy-monetary policy move mean for bond investors? Heres a roundup of what the strategists are saying about opportunities in the fixed-income market.
September 21, 2011
Stable Value Fund Inflows Surge During August VolatilityInvestors flocked to stable value funds in an effort to smooth volatility experienced in August, apparently seeing them as a higher-yielding alternative to money markets.
September 16, 2011
Morningstar Adds ETF Offerings to Its Managed Portfolios PlatformMorningstar announced a suite of new offerings on Thursday on its Morningstar Managed Portfolios platform, a fee-based, discretionary investment management program offered through financial advisors.
September 13, 2011
PIMCO's Kashkari: Buy Equities on Dividends and EarningsNeel Kashkari, the new head of global equities for PIMCO, said investors should turn to equities as an attractive asset class, and three factors made the class a winner: multiples, earnings, and dividends.
September 11, 2011
Top Portfolio Products: Templeton Launches Global Fund; Neuberger Adds Two FundsVan Eck gold ETFs AUM top $13 billion; Adams Express sets distribution target; OIC says August options hit record; two Rydex funds close to new investors.
September 09, 2011
John Bogle Slams Mark Cuban Over Buy-and-Hold CommentsJohn Bogle responded to controversial comments made recently by Internet billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Cuban recently told The Wall Street Journal that diversification is for idiots and buy and hold is a crock of s**t.
September 09, 2011
No-Lapse Guaranteed UL DisappearsWhat has happened to no-lapse guaranteed universal life insurance?