Comments on: Investing 101: Asset Allocation http://www.theamateurfinancier.com/blog/investing-101-asset-allocation/ Thoughts on Money, Investing and Life Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:02:58 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Twitted by EINetwork http://www.theamateurfinancier.com/blog/investing-101-asset-allocation/#comment-303 Twitted by EINetwork Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:39:34 +0000 http://www.theamateurfinancier.com/blog/?p=831#comment-303 [...] This post was Twitted by EINetwork [...] [...] This post was Twitted by EINetwork [...]

]]> By: Roger http://www.theamateurfinancier.com/blog/investing-101-asset-allocation/#comment-282 Roger Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:13:21 +0000 http://www.theamateurfinancier.com/blog/?p=831#comment-282 IFA is a pretty good resource; I've been getting their 'Index Fund Investing Quote of the Week' for several months now, and the suggestions they make are reasonable. The illustrations are also impressive, but that's neither here nor there. As for asset allocation, I've heard a variety of figures, myself. Ric Edelman, whose book 'The Lies About Money' I reviewed this past Saturday, quotes a study that attributes 93% of your performance to asset allocation. So, yeah, asset allocation trumps most other considerations when it comes to your investment returns. IFA is a pretty good resource; I’ve been getting their ‘Index Fund Investing Quote of the Week’ for several months now, and the suggestions they make are reasonable. The illustrations are also impressive, but that’s neither here nor there.

As for asset allocation, I’ve heard a variety of figures, myself. Ric Edelman, whose book ‘The Lies About Money’ I reviewed this past Saturday, quotes a study that attributes 93% of your performance to asset allocation. So, yeah, asset allocation trumps most other considerations when it comes to your investment returns.

]]> By: The Dividend Guy http://www.theamateurfinancier.com/blog/investing-101-asset-allocation/#comment-280 The Dividend Guy Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:13:07 +0000 http://www.theamateurfinancier.com/blog/?p=831#comment-280 I like to recommend people head over to ifa.com and take their risk profile quiz to help determine the asset allocation that works for you. I have seen many different numbers, but it is clear from the research that asset allocation is the most important part of a portfolio. Ken Fischer is often quoted as saying that asset allocation determines 70% of your portfolio returns. I like to recommend people head over to ifa.com and take their risk profile quiz to help determine the asset allocation that works for you.

I have seen many different numbers, but it is clear from the research that asset allocation is the most important part of a portfolio. Ken Fischer is often quoted as saying that asset allocation determines 70% of your portfolio returns.

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