Tag: Portfolio
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How a Financial Advisor Can Help You Define Your Financial Goals
Financial advisors can form an important part of your financial journey. These professionals not only offer standard guidelines on savings and investments but also lend you a helping hand to ensure that you achieve your financial goals with minimal problems on the way. While financial planning can seem like a structured thing to do, everyone ... -
The Importance of Including Treasury Bonds in your Portfolio
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 ... -
8 Reasons Why Financial Advisors Can Create a Good Financial Plan for You
Although there is no single book rule to ensure a financially stable future, the one thing that can contribute to being economically sound is having a good financial plan. A comprehensive plan can allow you to prepare for unexpected contingencies, be more in control of your money, and avoid circumstances where you run out of funds. However, devising a ... -
Do You Need to Rejig Your Financial Plan Because of the COVID-19 Crisis?
The global pandemic of COVID-19 has spiked volatility and given rise to several grave concerns. Its impact on the health and mental well-being of people is one side of it. The other equally serious implication is on the financial health of the economy. The world is facing a financial crisis for which no one was ... -
Portfolio Assumptions That Can Harm Your Financial Planning
The accuracy of your financial plans is a huge determinant of how your life will be post-retirement. To plan with precision, you need to make certain assumptions, some driven by facts and others based on cautious judgment. However, in both scenarios, the assumptions need to be as close to reality as possible for financial planning ... -
Everything You Must Know About Over-Diversification in Your Portfolio
While generally, all investors would swear by the benefits of diversification in a portfolio, it is very critical to understand the thin line between diversification and over-diversification. It is easy to be overwhelmed by the influx of capital gains and reduced risk and make that momentary mistake of stretching the diversification strategy to the far-end. ... -
Here’s How You Can Check Your Portfolio’s Risk Level
A general portfolio is a mix of equity, bonds, and cash, each with its own risk and reward trajectory. Equity or stocks are riskier and highly rewarding, while on the contrary, bonds are subject to a lesser threat but can also have lower returns. In a typical scenario, people like to believe that the higher ... -
Investing Roadmap for Mid-Career Accumulators
People in their mid-careers (above 40 and early 50s) can find themselves at an odd place. As far as their career is concerned, they have reached a significantly strong position of power, with consistent salaries, and stable work routines. But on the contrary, their personal position may be dwindling with piling mortgages, loans, credit card ... -
How to Ensure That Your Assets Don’t Go Unclaimed?
Assets are priced possessions regardless of whether they are inherited or self-earned. Over the course of accumulating multiple assets like real estate, fixed return investments, retirement accounts, insurance plans, etc., you may lose track of things in routine chores. Some people also spend their entire lives building up an empire for their family without letting ... -
Tips for Dealing with Failed Investment Strategies
Failed investment strategies can be very hard to deal with, especially at an age when it is time to reap the benefits of those investments. No matter the age, failure is always disheartening and can cause an enormous financial setback. But on the other hand, it is an undeniable truth and a condition which most ...