By allocating investment across assets with varying risk and returns, the effect of market volatility is reduced over long ...

Individual investors’ allocations to stocks decreased while bond allocations increased and cash allocations were unchanged in ...

With gold prices nearing $4,500, this allocation strategy could protect your portfolio and prime it for growth.

If equity, debt, and gold all underperform together during severe market stress, diversification benefits for multi -asset ...

The following is part of our 21 Days to Improve Your Financial Life special report. Like so many aspects of investing, the precisely right asset allocation--the mix of stocks and bonds that delivers ...

Investors should combine low-correlated asset classes, such as equity and debt, to balance growth and stability ...

The following is an excerpt from Christine Benz’s recent webcast, Tune Up Your Portfolio in Uncertain Times. Watch the full webcast. Christine Benz: Moving over to talk about asset allocation. This is ...

Today’s investors are faced with a multitude of investment options, compounded by a host of questions that in many ways involve highly personalized decisions. For example, how much of your investment ...

What mix of fixed income and equity funds should companies offer in their 401(k) savings plans to prevent participants from investing too conservatively or too aggressively? And how should plans deal ...

Asset allocation is a common term that people use in the wealth management industry but most people do not fully understand it or how to apply it. In the simplest form, asset allocation is an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Brock covers personal finance and investing. The hardest part of investing for retirement is budgeting ample ...

You can expect a change in your preferences as you age. What appealed to you in your 20s will most likely not appeal to you as you approach your 60s. A brokerage account is a good place to start, but ...