The strategy of diversifying one’s portfolio across a variety of asset classes was put to the test during the 2008-2009 market meltdown. And the outcome wasn’t good. Now what?
Investors should think about the kinds of stocks, bonds and commodities they own, balancing risk and exposure. It is less about picking great stocks, then diversifying among and within asset classes.
These days successful estate planning goes well beyond a simple will. You need to think about taxes, insurance, retirement funds--and a long list of account numbers.
What goes down, must come up. A decade of tax cuts is coming to an end in 2010 and the writing is certainly on the wall. Here's some investment strategies that will help ease the tax pain.
CNBC.com looked at stock performance over the past ten years and calculated the highest average gains during the spring months of March, April and May.