Very few private investors give much thought to asset allocation, even though it’s far more important than picking stocks or funds in determining your investment returns. Even worse, those who do set up a nicely diversified portfolio often forget all about their ideal asset mix once they’ve made their initial…
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This series has previously looked at the general principle of investing during a crisis, as well as how you might react to particular headline news events. But crisis investing is also relevant to particular company stocks.
Part one of this series introduced crisis investing and looked at the opportunity to profit when vague fears affect the stock market. But how should you react when a specific event makes headline news? Some events can be very significant for both history and stock markets, such as the fall…
A financial story gathering steam is the alleged miss-selling of structured investment products that ‘guaranteed’ your capital was safe. The issue concerns products ultimately backed by Lehman Brothers, the failed U.S. investment bank. Since what is left of Lehamn Brothers may be unable to honor its commitments as the underwriter…
