Posts Tagged ‘stocks’

Low bond yields make for tough decisions

By Dan Hallett on December 26th, 2012

I have been involved in several client proposals and meetings over the past several weeks.  A common thread continues to emerge in most cases.  Since bonds are needed to limit total portfolio risk, they also limit potential total returns.  And...

A balanced portfolio’s expected returns

By Dan Hallett on June 11th, 2012

I recently provided the Globe & Mail’s Rob Carrick with my long-term expectations for investment returns and inflation over the next decade.   With the exception of a couple of outliers – one bull, one bear – I admit to...

Should you hold bonds in taxable accounts?

By Dan Hallett on January 6th, 2012

An investor’s asset allocation strategy refers to how money is divided across different classes of investments – i.e. stocks, bonds and cash. An asset location strategy, however, drills down a level deeper and deals with “where” or in which...

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