Asset allocation for dummies

"Asset Allocation For Dummies serves as a comprehensive guide to maximizing returns and minimizing risk -- while managing taxes, fees and other costs -- in putting together a portfolio to reflect your unique financial goals"--Resource description page

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Miccolis, Jerry A.
Other Authors: Perrucci, Dorianne R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, NJ Wiley Pub. 2009
Series:For dummies
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Discovering the not-so-secret recipe for asset allocation
  • Understanding asset allocation
  • Weighing risk and return
  • Making sense of asset classes
  • Determining the right proportions : your asset mix
  • Stirring the mix : portfolio rebalancing
  • Getting started
  • Laying the foundation for your plan
  • Developing your investment strategy
  • Creating your allocation plan
  • Building and maintaining your portfolio
  • Buying securities
  • Knowing where to put your assets : asset location
  • Monitoring your portfolio : rebalancing and other smart strategies
  • Measuring your results
  • Going beyond the basics
  • Walking to the beat of a different drum : opting for alternative investments
  • Managing your taxes like a pro
  • Knowing when to revise your plan
  • Finding help when you need it
  • The part of tens
  • Ten asset classes and subclasses and their historical rates of return
  • Ten common asset allocation mistakes
  • Ten questions to test your asset allocation knowledge