The S&P 500 is now within one percentage point of its all-time high closing price (2,1030.82), achieved on May 21, 2015. Stock market bulls may find the proximity of that milestone encouraging, but ...

Instead of trying to identify which equity market will outperform, investors might be better off in a broadly diversified portfolio that looks completely different to global benchmarks. It was easy to ...

The following chart shows the returns of various asset classes from 2001 to 2010: The 10-year annualized return for foreign stocks was 3.94%. However they returned over 32% in 2009 and 8% in 2010.

Global diversification in bonds is just as important as it is in equities. Restricting your exposure to a single market is a risk for which you might not be compensated, writes Steve Garth. Every ...

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This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. What is your investment strategy? Do you even have one? Or do you just invest in whatever is hot at the moment, hoping you will crush it and be ...

Diversification can lead into poor performance, more risk and higher investment fees! The word “diversification” usually makes investors feel safe. But, does it give a false sense of security and lead ...

In a note published Wednesday morning, Goldman equity strategist Christian Mueller-Glissmann writes that "with the S&P 500 close to all-time highs, stretched valuations and a lack of growth, drawdown ...

U.S. stocks are higher on Wednesday, with theS&P 500and theDow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: $INDU)up 0.30% and 0.33%, respectively, at 3:30 p.m. EDT. The S&P ...