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

A foundation of portfolio construction has wobbled in recent years, but a top strategist at BlackRock urges investors not to ...

How much money should you put into stocks? A popular asset allocation by age model invites investors to let their age guide their investments. As the theory goes, younger investors should put more of ...

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 ...

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

Asset allocation balances risk by mixing investment types to optimize returns and stability. Diversified portfolios, even with different investments, perform similarly if their asset mix is the same.

How you allocate your assets between equity and debt is one of the most important decisions you’ll make when investing. In addition to being riskier, equity investments, such as stocks, also offer ...

My end-of-year review, up 62%. This compares to about 24% for FTSE All Share and 9% for NASDAQ. Many stock-specific ideas ...

US households and nonprofits have quadrupled equity allocations over the past 40 years to a near-record high of 41%. Americans' "love affair" with stocks has pushed multiples up 20 percentage points ...