Posts tagged as:

asset allocation

Age Based Investing for Retirement

by Miranda

in Money

There are a number of strategies that you can follow as you attempt to reach your retirement goal. One of these strategies is investing based on your age. This is especially popular for those planning retirement. By creating an investment plan based on age, it is possible for many to shift their asset allocation in [...]

{ 6 comments }

Is Investing Internationally A Good Inflation Hedge?

by Arohan

in Money

Simple answer is No.
But maybe not for the reason you think.
Inflation can be neutral to stocks and other real assets
Inflation means rising costs and prices. It also means rising asset values. It means that the currency has lost its buying power and it now takes more of it to buy the same amount of benefit. [...]

{ 0 comments }

Commission Free ETFs May Not be Such a Great Deal

Money

Shortly after Schwab started offering transaction fee free trading in it’s proprietary line of Exchange Traded Funds, Fidelity has now rolled out free trading in iShares ETFs to its retail and advisor accounts. For an ETF investor, these appear to be a great news and no doubt in the coming months more brokerages will likely [...]

Read the full article →

How to Invest Now With Little Money to Start

Money

No more debts? Want to start investing but don’t know where? Here are my suggestions for anyone just looking for a smart, sensible way to get started in investing now.

Read the full article →

Age-Based Investment Strategy Can Hurt You

Money

You have heard that you should invest more aggressively when you are young, and become gradually more conservative as you age.  Fund companies help with the conventional wisdom by creating target retirement date, or “lifecycle” funds.  These funds shift the asset allocation from almost all stocks for younger workers to mostly bonds for older employee [...]

Read the full article →

Planning for a Prosperous Retirement

Money

Retirement is one of those nebulous goals that we set for the future. Often, we do little beyond think about retirement, and perhaps set money aside through a retirement plan offered by an employer. However, preparing for a prosperous retirement requires active planning and action now. Otherwise, you’ll find yourself, five years away from your [...]

Read the full article →

Investing in Emerging Markets

Money

If you have the risk tolerance for them, emerging market investments can add a little extra growth and diversification to your investment portfolio. When investing in emerging markets, be sure you understand the risks involved.

Read the full article →

Mutual Fund Investing with Style

Money

Mutual fund investing can be simplified using styles. A stylebox classification for both equity and bond funds exist and are widely used. We review how to interpret mutual fund styles to develop a good investment strategy

Read the full article →

Asset Allocation using 10-5-3 Rule

Money

In the ongoing series on Investing Basics, we look at Asset Allocation. The 10-5-3 investing rule uses the long term estimated returns of various asset classes to help determine one’s asset allocation. We investigate how this strategy works and what are the potential pitfalls of using this strategy.

Read the full article →

Retirement Plans – Managing Risk with Safe Investments

Money

Are you worried that your retirement plans have stalled due to the market volatility? Are you sick of watching your investments lose ground day after day? Should you sell? Buy? or Hold? Here are few safe investments to consider that will help in managing risk and reduce your portfolio volatility and at the same time provide respectable returns

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries