This guide covers the basics of putting your investing house in order, starting with your risk capacity and risk tolerance.

An investment portfolio is a collection of assets that puts your money to work for you. Capital invested in carefully ...

This year, the stock market is teaching new investors an important lesson, with many sectors losing value. Instead of hoping for the next big run-up, I will show you a diversified portfolio example ...

Portfolio management ensures that your investment portfolio is aligned with your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon Written By Written by Staff Money Writer, WSJ | Buy Side Molly Grace is a staff ...

Is the 60/40 portfolio still relevant? How to construct a 60/40 portfolio with ETFs? Marco Santanché, a former Credit Suisse quant strategist and author of a monthly research series Quant Evolution, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Brock covers personal finance and investing. The hardest part of investing for retirement is budgeting ample ...

With index investing, there's no escape from a roller coaster ride. For most people, especially retirees, it's very difficult to tolerate large and deep drawdowns. Retirees and conservative investors ...

I extend off a previous article that discussed how to design a very simple, balanced portfolio that can generate positive returns in practically any market environment. The foundation of the portfolio ...

Despite the unresolved European debt crisis and America's fiscal cliff, stock markets remain buoyant. With politicians bickering, that is mostly due to aggressive action from central banks. Yet ...

Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, economics, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) and has ...