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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. You should continue to monitor your portfolio and make these types of adjustments as needed. Focus on risk. If not perhaps you are taking more risk than you had planned.

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Reasons to Include International Investments in Your Portfolio

Darrow Wealth Management

Between 2000 – 2009, the cumulative total return for the S&P 500 was negative 9.1% equity may be able to help reduce risk in a portfolio. By way of example, consider this hypothetical 60/40 portfolio of stocks to bonds. By way of example, consider this hypothetical 60/40 portfolio of stocks to bonds.

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Why volatility matters when investing

Nationwide Financial

You have to go back to 2009 to find a similar consistent fear among equity investors. But volatility can also highlight the importance of investors understanding their risk tolerance. For a glimpse of how volatile stocks were last year, consider the VIX Index, often used as a gauge of fear or stress in the stock market.

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How to Start Trading Bitcoin and Gold for Maximum Returns? 

Trade Brains

Are you looking to diversify your investment portfolio with new opportunities? Known for their stability and historical significance, these metals remain a cornerstone in many investment portfolios. Trading in precious metals, much like in cryptocurrencies, involves understanding market dynamics and the risks involved.

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Levered Long

The Irrelevant Investor

I had Nick Maggiulli run some numbers for me on what a 60/40 levered portfolio would have done compared to the unlevered version. Prior to 2009, we used SPY and IEF and multiplied each daily return by three times, like the levered ETFs do. The chart below shows that the composition of the original 60/40 portfolio varies wildly.

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Optimism vs. Pessimism: Defining Your Investing Future

Validea

And so even though current portfolio values might be down, the expected future returns are higher. Over the last 25 years, we have seen four bear markets (1999-2002, 2008-2009, 2020, 2022) and numerous market corrections (10% losses). Sector Concentration Risk: Overexposure to one sector can increase risk.

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Un-Complicating Investing

The Irrelevant Investor

There is portfolio construction and then there is portfolio oversight. Constructing a good enough portfolio isn't nearly as difficult as the investment industry often makes it out to be, but overseeing our portfolio while managing our emotions is probably still harder than we give it credit for. This is not advice.