Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am the President of Diversified, a CFP and author. One of the most common questions in investing is regarding the right asset ...

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Imagine you’re taking cross country road trip. You and a friend will drive from New York City to Los Angeles… and see lots of sights along the way. Let’s also say that you’ll buy a new car for the ...

Reprinted from the Journal of Portfolio Management, Winter 1992, pp. 7-19. This copyrighted material has been reprinted with permission from The Journal of Portfolio Management. It is widely agreed ...

Technology is driving greater financial access, enhanced product diversification, and the ability to design portfolios with specific outcomes. While equities and fixed income will always dominate due ...

Asset allocation is the measure of how the investments in your portfolio are divided among different asset types and classes. The idea is to spread your investments among multiple “baskets,” giving ...

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Traditional equity research holds that most of a portfolio's asset allocation explain its returns: Namely, how much is in specific investment styles – small-capitalization stocks, large-cap stocks, ...