Tag Archives: investment

High Yield Investments

Posted 29 December 2009 | By Chris | Categories: Investment Management, Investment Strategy, Mutual Funds | 1 Comment

The arena of high yield investments is technically very difficult for many to understand. The reason for this is the “term high yield investments” typically refers to a particular class of bond investment and as a whole, bonds are difficult to fully understand. And this does not relate solely to the inverse relationship between rates [...]

Investment Management Essentials

Posted 29 December 2009 | By Chris | Categories: Investment Management, Investment Strategy, Learn To Invest | 5 Comments

Once you have decided to invest money, whether you invest in individual securities or mutual funds, whether you invest $100 million or $100 per month, you will find yourself immersed in the domain of investment management.  For most, this idea is either a welcome change to their existing routine or it is a frightening thought [...]

Asset Allocation

Posted 29 December 2009 | By Chris | Categories: Asset Allocation, Learn To Invest, Mutual Funds | No Comments

It can be argued that asset allocation is the single-most important aspect to investment planning. But interestingly enough, too many people skim through the process of building the right asset allocation model for them. This should never be the case. Here are some of the biggest reasons why asset allocation is so important. Market Timing [...]

Where To Invest

Posted 29 December 2009 | By Chris | Categories: Investment Management, Investment Strategy | 10 Comments

So you have spent a good hour or so with your trusted Financial Planner discussing risk, objective, time horizon and so forth. You may have had a bathroom break to give the discussion and question more thought, but ultimately the question will come: Where To Invest? Deciding where to invest is not an easy question [...]