Rethinking 60/40 (Again): Here's What the Joint Stock-Bond Rally Means for Your Portfolio
The classic 60/40 investment portfolio that guided asset managers for decades broke down in 2022 as stocks and bonds declined in unison.
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The classic 60/40 investment portfolio that guided asset managers for decades broke down in 2022 as stocks and bonds declined in unison.
The classic 60/40 investment portfolio that guided asset managers for decades broke down in 2022 as stocks and bonds declined in unison.
Bond funds registered record inflows to start the year, with investors drawn to higher yields and the asset class’ historical outperformance during recessionary periods
Bond funds registered record inflows to start the year, with investors drawn to higher yields and the asset class’ historical outperformance during recessionary periods
Bond yields across all major asset classes have soared from their pandemic lows, leading Capital Group’s analysts to conclude that “income is back in fixed income.”
Bond yields across all major asset classes have soared from their pandemic lows, leading Capital Group’s analysts to conclude that “income is back in fixed income.”
Bonds with credit ratings below BBB or Baa3 aren’t immune from volatility, yet there’s an advantage in high yield.
Bonds with credit ratings below BBB or Baa3 aren’t immune from volatility, yet there’s an advantage in high yield.
Regarding portfolio allocation, the investment manager PIMCO believes bonds are alluring again thanks to improved yields and lower expected volatility.
Regarding portfolio allocation, the investment manager PIMCO believes bonds are alluring again thanks to improved yields and lower expected volatility.
Here we list five portfolio management ideas that can help investors cushion volatility
Here we list five portfolio management ideas that can help investors cushion volatility
Although social media investment opportunities have been hit-and-miss over the years, the technology continues to be a central part of people’s daily lives.
Although social media investment opportunities have been hit-and-miss over the years, the technology continues to be a central part of people’s daily lives.
After the Fed’s catastrophic misread on inflation in 2021 and 2022, its legitimacy is at stake heading into the new year. The central bank’s ability to engineer a soft landing won’t be easy and conventional policy tools might not be sufficient
After the Fed’s catastrophic misread on inflation in 2021 and 2022, its legitimacy is at stake heading into the new year. The central bank’s ability to engineer a soft landing won’t be easy and conventional policy tools might not be sufficient
ESG investing became highly politicized in 2022, with lawmakers accusing fund managers of neglecting their fiduciary duties to pursue a broader political agenda.
ESG investing became highly politicized in 2022, with lawmakers accusing fund managers of neglecting their fiduciary duties to pursue a broader political agenda.
Investors can position their fixed income portfolios to provide low-risk opportunities in a much more favorable yield environment
Investors can position their fixed income portfolios to provide low-risk opportunities in a much more favorable yield environment
Let us review the old playbook by which central banks have operated in the past to ride over recessionary phases and see if an alternate playbook can offer a better pathway.
Let us review the old playbook by which central banks have operated in the past to ride over recessionary phases and see if an alternate playbook can offer a better pathway.
Appetite for alternatives, which includes hedge funds, real estate, and precious metals, has continued to grow amid the pandemic.
Appetite for alternatives, which includes hedge funds, real estate, and precious metals, has continued to grow amid the pandemic.
Social Security was facing a major shortfall long before COVID-19, but the pandemic has accelerated the trend.
Social Security was facing a major shortfall long before COVID-19, but the pandemic has accelerated the trend.
The phrase ‘bear market’ has been thrown around a lot lately, but it actually has a very specific meaning.
The phrase ‘bear market’ has been thrown around a lot lately, but it actually has a very specific meaning.
The ESF allows the Treasury to convert special drawing rights funds (SDRs) into dollars by exchanging them with the Federal Reserve. Read ahead to learn more.
The ESF allows the Treasury to convert special drawing rights funds (SDRs) into dollars by exchanging them with the Federal Reserve. Read ahead to learn more.
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