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 ...

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A version of this article previously appeared on Jan. 25, 2021. Like so many aspects of investing, the precisely right asset allocation--the mix of stocks and bonds that delivers the highest possible ...

Asset allocation is important. Just how important is not so easy to determine. Still, asset allocation is important. First, volatility is important to the average investor. Most people have a hard ...

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

Asset allocation is the strategy of allocating your investment portfolio among asset classes with various risk and return characteristics. The main purpose of asset allocation is to diversify your ...

Talks about portfolio asset allocation are often reignited whenever stock market investors are facing uncertainty. When the Trump administration’s tariff policies sent many stock market indexes into ...

Asset allocation accounts for 88% of your investment experience, according to Vanguard research. That means if you have a diversified portfolio, your investment returns will be nearly identical to ...

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Asset allocation and security selection are like the highways and side roads of your investment journey, the choice of routes taking you toward your financial goals. Allocating assets is like planning ...

Asset allocation spreads dollars across stocks, bonds, cash and other assets based on goals, age and risk tolerance. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising ...