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What is a Core – Satellite Investment Strategy
The Core – Satellite investment approach is a strategy that dictates a significant allocation in a portfolio to “Core” type investments or funds, and reserves a smaller allocation for investments and strategies considered to be satellites to the core portfolio holdings. Typical core investments might be a portfolio of blue chip stocks or funds, … Continue reading
Bond Ladders vs. Bond Funds
Fifteen years ago when, when someone asked me if they should invest in a bond fund or create a bond ladder, I always told them that a ladder was preferable, assuming you had enough money to properly build one. After seeing what happens to ladders in real life over time, my thinking has evolved. In … Continue reading
September Market Review
Stocks fought off a hurricane, a trade “war”, and a fed rate hike to reach new all time highs during the month of September. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) finished the month with a total return of 0.5% for the month and a year to date return of 7.6%. The NASDAQ as measured by … Continue reading
