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Portfolio Rebalancing: A Powerful Risk-Control Strategy

December 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Portfolio Management, Risk Management

By Ken Faulkenberry
Rebalancing is one if the most under utilized and under appreciated aspects of investing. An active asset allocation strategy, which requires frequent rebalancing based on current opportunities and risk, is the most successful strategy in today’s investment environment.
 
The purpose of diversification is to reduce risk by holding investments that will behave differently at [...]

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Consider Risk When Allocating Your Portfolio

November 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · AIP Money Management Tips

AIP Money Managment Tip
 
Even if you’re able to generate considerable income, you have to know how to protect and preserve your capital. Investors who have employed a buy and hold strategy have lost a decade worth of growth. When the market just kept going up, it was easy to think it would continue and not [...]

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Analyzing Risk

November 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Portfolio Management, Risk Management

Volatility (risk) doesn’t seem to bother most Investors during bull markets.  This is one of the reasons Investors are “lulled” into taking on additional risk as markets rise.  The collapse of the credit and housing markets and the resultant damage to investments should cause everybody to pay more attention to risk.
 
Studies show that investments with [...]

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Diversification – The Critical Element of Portfolio Management

August 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Investment Planning, Portfolio Management, Risk Management

By Ken Faulkenberry
Diversification is the single most important element of investment planning. Diversification is a portfolio strategy that reduces risk by combining different investments that are not correlated.  The volatility (risk) of the portfolio is reduced because not all asset groups, industries, or stocks move together.  The goal of diversification is to reduce risk.
 
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