2+ hour, 43+ min ago   (379+ words) A retirement portfolio can look perfectly balanced when you build it and look quite different a few years later. Equity may have risen sharply, debt may have grown more slowly, or your retirement date may have moved closer. That is…...

13+ hour, 36+ min ago   (432+ words) The decision that shapes a long-term investor's experience more than any other is far less glamorous. It is Asset Allocation: The basic question of how your money is divided among stocks, bonds, cash, and other asset classes. When you ask…...

11+ hour, 26+ min ago   (843+ words) Although markets have calmed since the U.S.-Iran de-escalation, investor sentiment tells a different story. A recent MarketWise survey of 1,006 American investors found that 79% are worried the next geopolitical headline could erase the market's recent gains, while 72% say positive news feels…...

21+ hour, 9+ min ago   (446+ words) What should my investing plan be with a potential global recession? My family disencourages investing in markets, but I wish to. Should I focus on building an emergency fund, or start investing early? At 22, your biggest advantage is the ample…...

20+ hour, 21+ min ago   (1047+ words) It is unrealistic to expect the market to go straight up, so why invest that way? The general view of the stock market is simple. Up is good and down is bad. It is understandable thinking, but it creates a…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (865+ words) Credit-risk funds have emerged as the best-performing debt mutual fund category over the past three years, delivering 8.97% returns. The category has benefited from improving corporate balance sheets, lower leverage, better profitability and easing concerns around defaults. The strong performance, however,…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (172+ words) I have always been fascinated by diversification, or at least by the many approaches and different techniques. Roughly 3.5 years ago, I wrote an article on the pyramid portfolio, which included data from Meir Statman (2004). It included Want My Best Investment…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (447+ words) A carefully constructed investment strategy should ultimately reflect the investor's goals, timeframe and capacity to accept risk....

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (760+ words) South Africa’s resilient rand faces geopolitical risks, while hedging strategies can help businesses and individuals manage volatility effectively....

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (897+ words) “Our current regulatory framework only really considers two extreme cases," says Invesco’s Matt Tagliani. Systematic index-plus funds and even some dedicated passive vehicles are being hampered by UCITS rules confining them to the same rules as active funds, according to…...