Cash Is King, but for How Long? March 13, 2023 Investing Cash, Chart of the Week, Chris Keith, investment management, money market funds Thanks to the cycle of interest-rate hikes the Federal Reserve started in 2022, cash yields have gotten an enormous boost.Read Morekeyboard_arrow_right
Vanguard Adds Automated Tax-Loss Harvesting to Robos November 23, 2022 Adviser Fund Update bear market, Cash, Jeff DeMaso, vanguard What about that worst-case scenario—retiring just before a long-term decline in the stock market? Can your portfolio recover even if you're a conservative investor?Read Morekeyboard_arrow_right
The Aggressive Approach to a Bear Market October 26, 2022 Adviser Fund Update bear market, Cash, Jeff DeMaso, vanguard What about that worst-case scenario—retiring just before a long-term decline in the stock market? Can your portfolio recover even if you're a conservative investor?Read Morekeyboard_arrow_right
A Better Cash Option at Vanguard? October 12, 2022 Adviser Fund Update bear market, Cash, Jeff DeMaso, vanguard What about that worst-case scenario—retiring just before a long-term decline in the stock market? Can your portfolio recover even if you're a conservative investor?Read Morekeyboard_arrow_right
Vanguard Stealthily Tests New Option for Brokerage Cash May 11, 2022 Adviser Fund Update bonds, Cash, i bonds, inflation, money market funds, TIPS, vanguard Vanguard is offering a new settlement fund option for your brokerage account cash—but only for some investors.Read Morekeyboard_arrow_right
Looking Beyond Stocks and Bonds for Portfolio Defense April 28, 2022 Investing alternative investments, bitcoin, Cash, commodities, Cryptocurrency, Liz Laprade, real estate, webinar Are there options aside from stocks and bonds to consider during this period of market volatility? Other than cash, what are some defensive plays? Senior Research Analyst Liz Laprade discussed alternative investments in our recent webinar,* Stocks, Bonds and the Fog of War—Our Investment Perspective. Please enjoy the excerpt below … Listen Nowkeyboard_arrow_right
Dump Your Bonds? Not So Fast! February 16, 2022 Bonds bond alternatives, bond yields, bonds, Cash, inflation, interest rates I can’t blame anyone for raising their eyebrows and asking about their bond investments right now. A recent CNBC segment on bonds featured a market strategist who said he would “short the whole lot of them.” While he’s not alone in that sentiment, I wholeheartedly disagree. In fact, anytime someone tells you … Read Morekeyboard_arrow_right
Bond Allocations in a Rising Rate Environment October 28, 2021 Bonds bonds, Cash, fixed-income, interest rates, webinar With rates on the rise and inflation stubbornly high, what’s the appropriate allocation to bonds for your portfolio? What about cash? Here’s what Vice President and Portfolio Manager Steve Johnson said in our recent webinar, Booster Shots, Market Shocks and the End of Fed Intervention:* * * * * … Listen Nowkeyboard_arrow_right
Time for Investors to Consider Cash? August 20, 2021 Investing Asset allocation, Cash, market timing, Pandemic The stock market has had a remarkable run-up, and many think it’s more than due for a correction. For loss-conscious investors, does that make now a good time to cash out? In our webinar Rocket or Rollercoaster: Where Will the Markets Go From Here?, Research Analyst Liz Laprade talked … Read Morekeyboard_arrow_right