2020 has been a turbulent year. The coronavirus pandemic has caused both a health and an economic crisis across the world, including the U.S. The economic impact of the novel coronavirus is unprecedented in its scale and the entire financial world is recovering from the shock. Many stocks have plummeted in value, investment portfolios have ...

Bonds usually are not the first choice for investors when it comes to seeking higher returns on their funds. However, the role of bonds in the overall asset allocation cannot be undermined. Even though people saving for their retirement tend to rely on stocks, mutual funds, and cash instruments, in most cases bonds or more ...

In the last few years, many investors have faced moral dilemmas about their investments. Directly or indirectly contributing to a company’s growth that may be responsible for the destruction of natural resources or promoting unethical work practices, has led to a shift to sustainable investing. Also known as Environmental Social and Governance investing (ESG), sustainable ...

Diversification is an immensely important aspect of efficient portfolio management. By diversifying your investments, not only can you reduce the risk quotient on your portfolio but you can also safeguard yourself from the volatile nature of domestic and international markets. Regardless of the investment instrument you choose, there is always a certain degree of risk ...

Experts time and again advise investors to keep a well-balanced and diversified portfolio. This includes a combination of stocks, bonds, real estate, cash and cash equivalents, etc. A mix of investment instruments reduces the overall risk from your portfolio. This happens because while bonds, even with their low interest rate offer guaranteed returns over volatile ...

The stock market can be both intimidating and attractive to people at the same time. It can offer significant returns on investments and sometimes lead to losses too. Markets are unpredictable, and there is always a risk. But there are also several ways to counter the uncertainties. With the right investment choices and strategies, it ...

Slowed down economic activity, rising unemployment, falling share price, decreasing house values, low consumer confidence, and dropping investments, can make an investor nervous and jittery. This essentially happens because an economic downturn can severely affect their financial stability. To overcome this sliding phase, investors often abandon their risky assets and stocks to minimize losses. While ...

The Coronavirus pandemic has moved people across the world towards making changes to their social and personal lifestyles. In addition to this, their investment portfolios have been affected too and may require adjustments amid the crisis in order to maintain balance and profitability. The primary purpose of these alterations is to secure the investments amid ...

Individual bonds and bond funds are two fundamentally different instruments that work well in different market situations. Bonds are secure investments that generally come with a fixed return and in most cases, with a predetermined maturity amount. Bond funds or bond mutual funds, on the other hand, are mutual funds that invest exclusively in such ...

Investors in the stock market can benefit from formulating investment strategies based on the security analysis of market dynamics, corporate factors, and economic as well as political movements. This investment strategy of taking trading decisions based on analytical techniques is called market timing. Individuals typically decide to sell or buy stocks, or switch between asset ...