Why buy and hold a globally diversified portfolio instead of reacting to breaking news? Political, social, and economic headlines come and go. But you...
There is a wealth of academic research into what really drives higher expected returns. Simply put, expected returns = current market prices + expecte...
Attending to how markets work is important for you and your investment portfolio. Should you buy, sell, or hold tight? Before the news tempts you to j...
Some investors select mutual funds based on their past performance. Yet, past returns offer little insight into a fund’s future returns. For example,...
Wouldn’t it be great to hold only top selections in your investment portfolio, with no disappointments to detract from your success? Of course it woul...
Market pricing is about you, the market, and the prices you pay. When it comes to investing it helps to know what you’re facing. In this case, that’s...
Understanding market behavior and evolution are just as important for emerging markets as for developed markets, as emerging markets are an important...
Recently, growth stocks have enjoyed a run of outperformance vs. their value counterparts. But while disappointing periods emerge from time to time, t...
A top-heavy stock market with the largest 10 stocks accounting for over 20% of market capitalization and a marquee technology firm perched at No. 1? T...
What’s going on in the market when stocks and the economy diverge? It can be puzzling when a bleak economic report emerges from the press, only to be...
This is a good time to check in with valuation ratios. These have been challenging times for value stocks. Performance divergence has resulted in a s...
Strategic vs. tactical asset allocation ... they both sound pretty good as an investment strategy, don’t they? There’s only one problem: I may have le...