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Did September kill the 60/40 portfolio? – Asset Allocation

While investing 60% in equities and 40% in bonds was a safe play for decades, this strategy has faced some obstacles in recent weeks. But should we forget decades of results or just hold steady and look through the noise? Are there ways to ...

CryptoAsset Allocation

Bitcoin in a global investment portfolio | Portfolio Management

Should Bitcoin have a place in your portfolio’s strategy? As we close Q3 we wonder how inflation, slowing recoveries, and potential market corrections in the US will affect returns—does Bitcoin offer a solution to these problems?

Asset Allocation

Blue-chip art investing oozing to Main Street.

Whether you love or hate any sort of art, just know that it has become an increasingly attractive and democratized investment opportunity. Collectible as an asset class should be on your radar, at least.

MacroAsset Allocation

Top-down analysis of current markets | Portfolio Management

A lot of factors are to be considered when building a portfolio, one of them being a top-down approach. In recent weeks, lots has happened in the markets. Our topic of the day is how someone might think about the ...

MacroAsset AllocationInvesting

Top 5 things to know before investing in H2 2021

In Q2, investors feared wages and inflation would be ‘’too hot’’. In Q3 some worry GDP won’t be hot enough if earnings peak and reopening stalls... We explore elements of the second half you should know about, be excited about and be weary of. ...

MacroAsset Allocation

Small caps fade, inflation rise, but retail pops: our Top 10 stories of the week

Read the 10 stories to remember from the week which ended July 16. 

MacroAsset Allocation

U.S. stock indexes set record, oil climbs Everest, inflation highest pace since 2008: our Top 10 stories of the week

Read the 10 stories to remember from the week which ended June 25. 

Asset AllocationInvesting

10 punishing investor sayings according to Peter Lynch

Many people want to be investors, but not all investors are qualified. In fact, common mistakes are often repeated, again and again, hurting investors results and profits. In this article, Peter Lynch warns you about all dangerous ideas you ought ...

StocksTechnologyAsset Allocation

Where is Big Tech going and why it could remain a good investment?

Many of us regretted not going all in on tech after the market fall in March. The good news is that it might not be too late to start investing in growth stocks, and tech stocks more generally. Here is why.

Asset Allocation

The S&P 500 is tiring, the Black Gold is back, Biden and Putin got along: our Top 10 stories of the week

Read the 10 stories to remember from the week which ended June 18. 

MacroAsset Allocation

The Week Ahead: Fed Meeting, BOJ, SNB & Biden-Putin Summit

Read the key events to monitor for the week which starts on June 14, 2021.  

Asset Allocation

The week ahead: G7 Summit, ECB and US JOLTS Job openings

Read the key events to monitor for the week which starts on June 7, 2021.  

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