One of the key tenets of investing with an asset allocation model is that bonds and stocks working together will help reduce the volatility of your portfolio. Recent history has shown that while stocks crashed, bonds soared and those fortunate enough to hold them generally did better than those invested entirely in equities.
Tue. Jul. 21, 2009
classics, commentary
Bonds: The Next Bubble to Burst? *
Tue. Jul. 14, 2009
classics, commentary
Retirement Planning With A Defined-Benefit Pension *
This month I will turn 47. That means I am a few years past the mid-point of my career. It seems that with each birthday, I think about and plan for retirement a little more. I have long since resolved that social security will not provide for my needs in retirement (nor was it ever intended to). I am one of an ever-shrinking group that is still covered by a defined benefit pension plan. So, how should a pension fund figure into my retirement?
Increasing Dividend Yield Part IV: Bonds *
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