Portfolio construction

Market Insights

Diversification can be flawed

Manage to a goal, not a benchmark

By Mark Yamada |April 13, 2015

4 min read

Market Insights

How to advise clients who embrace risk

These rare clients can handle your boldest investment tips. Find out why.

By Jessica Bruno |April 10, 2015

5 min read

Industry

Reduce the fragility of portfolios: Taleb

Investors must be prepared to take advantage of volatile markets.

By Staff |March 16, 2015

1 min read

Market Insights

Consider closed-end funds to generate income

Income-seeking clients might be suited to closed-end funds (CEFs), which can provide lower-risk cash flow.

By Dean DiSpalatro |March 6, 2015

3 min read

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Case study: New portfolio for high-earning spouses-to-be

This couple wants to bring their assets together and transfer them to a fee-only advisor.

By Dean DiSpalatro |March 6, 2015

6 min read

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Pairing star stocks with short calls

This institutional investor plays to his strengths by sticking close to home

By Jessica Bruno |February 20, 2015

6 min read

Market Insights

Timing markets is not easy. Convention has led to asset mixes that reflect the investor’s risk tolerance or desired level of return, based on historical results. Periodically rebalancing to that fixed strategic asset mix has become routine.

January 12, 2015

1 min read

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A new method of diversification

Improving on the passive benchmark

By Adam Butler, Michael Philbrick and Rodrigo Gordillo |December 12, 2014

4 min read

Market Insights

Why a 60/40 portfolio is an active bet

In a recent article published in Financial Analysts Journal, Charles Ellis makes an excellent case for the death of active management.

By Adam Butler, Michael Philbrick and Rodrigo Gordillo |December 2, 2014

4 min read

Market Insights

Look at sectors when constructing ETFs

Foregoing stock selection for sector selection with ETFs, and picking the ones expected to do best, is a way to outperform the competition.

December 1, 2014

2 min read

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