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This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. Please also add the links to any other worthwhile articles you would like to share to the comments section. [...]
This week on Consuelo Mack WealthTrack, the question is does asset allocation still work? After last year’s devastating market losses investors are justifiably rethinking their investment mix. What’s the best asset allocation model? Consuelo asks Morgan Stanley’s asset allocation master, David Darst, noted institutional risk manager Richard Bookstaber and award-winning financial planner, Mark Cortazzo. This is good viewing material. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) David Swensen Interview – Reiterates Diversified Asset Allocation (Dividend Tree, 9/28/09) Top Asset Allocation Tips (The DIV-Net, 7/28/09) The Only 3 Asset Allocation Models You’ll Ever Need (Contrarian Profits, 7/22/09)
“To celebrate growing older,” Regina Brett, a columnist at The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio, in 2006 wrote the 45 lessons life taught her. She subsequently, upon turning 50, added another five. This is something we should all read at least once a week. [...]
Marking the one-year anniversary of the Lehman Brothers demise, risky assets last week again marched higher to the tune of economic data supporting the argument of a global economic recovery, resulting in many global stock markets scaling fresh peaks for the year. Read all about this and the implications for financial markets in the weekly “Words from the Wise” review. [...]
“None of the various metrics we track suggest the rally is about to run out of gas anytime soon. That doesn’t mean it can’t end to tomorrow, but we would rather play the high probability, rather than low probability outcomes,” argues Barry Ritholtz in this guest post. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Three Reasons Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) Could Rally Without Co-Founder Jerry Yang (Money Morning, 1/18/12) The Best Emerging Markets for 2012 – Part 2 (Wall Street Daily, 12/26/11) Yahoo and Microsoft Again (Wall Street Mess, 1/17/12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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