Exchange-traded funds make it easy to diversify a portfolio and are often easier for investors to buy than their mutual fund counterparts. That’s because they’re traded on an exchange and don’t have ...

For many investors the decision isn't about "IF" bitcoin belongs in their portfolio, but "where" does it belong in their portfolio (personally, at current valuations I would be cautious, but I think ...

How should investors think about cryptocurrency as part of a broader diversified portfolio? I spent most of the past four years working for the University of Chicago endowment where we had to consider ...

Portfolio construction is crucial for any investor, whether a beginner or experienced, as it helps balance risk and maximize returns. The key is to ensure each investment serves a specific purpose ...

Modern portfolio theory dictates that investors should own a variety of unrelated asset types. Pfizer, a top-shelf pharma stock, has attributes that could allow it to serve a variety of roles. However ...

But Sequoia is hardly the first concentrated fund to soar, then take a nosedive, due to its heavily weighted positions. Some of the most fabled mutual funds of the past few decades have experienced a ...

Prediction markets may offer a way to isolate and trade these risks directly. While often dismissed as political side bets or curiosities, they have the potential to play a small but meaningful role ...

Investors typically allocate to MLPs/midstream in an income portfolio, given generous yields and potential diversification benefits. Energy infrastructure can also fit in a real asset sleeve and has ...

A diversified portfolio can help you manage risk and achieve long-term financial goals by spreading investments across different asset classes. Your diversification strategy will depend on your ...

Preferred stock exists somewhere in the middle between equity and debt. It has some of the disadvantages of both, with very little of the upside. Preferred stock funds have not performed as well as ...

An asset allocation fund diversifies investment portfolios across multiple asset classes like stocks, bonds, and cash. Learn ...

(MoneyWatch) On May 24, Vanguard announced that it was closing its high-yield corporate fund (VWEHX) to new investors. The reasoning behind the closure was strong cash flows into the fund. Vanguard ...