For advisors structuring investment portfolios, it might be worth revisiting the conventional wisdom and ensuring your ...

A defensive investment strategy is designed to protect a portfolio from losing money during market downturns. This approach prioritizes stability over high returns and as a result earnings can be ...

Most investment portfolios are designed with growth as the primary objective. But in retirement, especially when considering long-term care needs, your portfolio must serve multiple masters. After ...

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In this series on portfolio basics, I’ll explain some of the fundamentals of putting together sound portfolios. I’ll start with some of the most widely used types of investments and walk through what ...

“Bad losses in bad times.” That’s what author and investment advisor William Bernstein believes is a key risk for investors: the prospect of having to draw on their investment portfolios due to job ...

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Private markets are transforming the investment landscape - reshaping portfolios, expanding access, and driving growth across asset classes from private equity to infrastructure and private credit. In ...

Although no one can reliably predict the future, spending time understanding how assumptions influence results is a solid ...