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The 60/40 Portfolio is Back! *after not going away

The Big Picture

Despite the headline, the Wall Street Journal chart (above) reveals 2022 as the exception that proves the point: Prior selloffs — 2000-03 and 2008-09 — were all equity driven. Morningstar, April 17, 2023 ) _ 1, The caveat being 60/40 reflects a fairly moderate risk tolerance, and higher equity allocations (e.g.,

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Five Things to do During a Stock Market Correction

The Chicago Financial Planner

Ideally you’ve been rebalancing your portfolio along the way and your asset allocation is largely in line with your plan and your risk tolerance. For example during the 2008-2009 market debacle I looked at funds to see how they did in both the down market of 2008 and the up market of 2009. Focus on risk.

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How to Determine Your Client’s Risk Capacity

BlueMind

However, it should be well understood that a client’s financial profile includes their risk tolerance and their risk capacity. In this article, although we will be focusing on the latter one and why it is significant to determine your client’s risk capacity let’s first understand the difference between the two.

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Why volatility matters when investing

Nationwide Financial

or more, levels not seen since 2008 (78 days) or 2002 (73 days). But volatility can also highlight the importance of investors understanding their risk tolerance. Spells of downside volatility can present opportunities for financial professionals and investors to re-assess risk and reset portfolio allocations if warranted.

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The Super Bowl and Your Investments

The Chicago Financial Planner

The New York Giants (an old NFL team) won in 2008 and the market tanked in what was the start of the financial crisis. Any investment strategy that does not incorporate your goals, time horizon, and risk tolerance is flawed. Take stock of where you are.

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Stock Market Highs and Your Retirement

The Chicago Financial Planner

At some point we are bound to see a stock market correction of some magnitude, hopefully not on the order of the 2008-09 financial crisis. What it does mean is that you need to use your good common sense and keep your portfolio allocated in a fashion that is consistent with your retirement goals, your time horizon and your risk tolerance.

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Understanding Low Volatility Investing

Validea

stocks with the lowest volatility significantly outperformed from 1968-2008. Pim van Vliet, author of the book High Returns from Low Risk, has also conducted and compiled considerable research on low volatility investing. The post Understanding Low Volatility Investing appeared first on Validea's Guru Investor Blog.