Category Archives: Diversification

Q2 2013 Global Asset Allocation Perspective: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Posted on May 14, 2013 by americancentury

The market’s recent rally feels good after the lows of the Great Recession and volatility associated with the sovereign debt crisis. But with stocks at record highs, investor uncertainty is also peaking. Questions about whether to add to or take … Continue reading →

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Q4 2012 Global Asset Allocation Perspective: Choppy Growth, Choppy Markets

Posted on November 28, 2012 by americancentury

Global growth remains weak, but central banks are going all out in a bid to improve economic and financial conditions. Sentiment on the economy seems to swing from one extreme to another, taking financial markets along for the ride. While … Continue reading →

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CIO Insights: A Disciplined Approach to Investing

Posted on November 15, 2012 by americancentury

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One of our favorite quotes about investing comes from an unlikely source, the great naturalist and poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson. He wrote that “numbers serve to discipline rhetoric . . . Without them, it is too easy to follow … Continue reading →

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Third Quarter 2012 Asset Allocation Perspective: Muddling Through

Posted on August 10, 2012 by americancentury

We continue to see a modest U.S. economic recovery, with substantial headwinds in the form of Europe, China, and the Fiscal Cliff to offset all of the monetary stimulus in the system. Markets seem certain to remain volatile and continue … Continue reading →

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Chart of the Week: Diversify to Take the Edge off Swings in Investor Sentiment

Posted on June 6, 2012 by americancentury

The investor sentiment cycle presented here is an excellent investor education tool. In a single snapshot, it captures both the cyclical nature of financial markets and the subjective, emotional response many investors have to those market movements. After all, saving … Continue reading →

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Chart of the Week: Charting the Benefits of a Diversified Approach

Posted on May 31, 2012 by americancentury

Weekly Market Update is now Chart of the Week. We’ve written quite a bit about diversification recently. Rather than tell you about the potential benefits of a diversified approach, we thought we’d use this initial issue of Chart of the … Continue reading →

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Diversification 301: Tailored Solutions for Your Portfolio

Posted on May 8, 2012 by americancentury

Weekly Market Update In this edition of Weekly Market Update, we continue our discussion of diversification and its application to investor portfolios. We explain how there is no single “universal” diversified portfolio suited to all investors and occasions. Instead, diversification … Continue reading →

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Diversification 201: Implications of Diversification for Investor Behavior

Posted on April 11, 2012 by americancentury

Weekly Market Update In this issue of Weekly Market Update, we present the latest installment in our occasional series on diversification. Here we look at diversification as a tool to help address many classic investor failings identified by the science … Continue reading →

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Diversification 101

Posted on March 15, 2012 by americancentury

Weekly Market Update As a firm, we believe strongly that investors would do well to adhere to a disciplined, diversified, long-term investment approach. In this edition of Weekly Market Update, Rich Weiss, head of American Century’s Asset Allocation team, discusses … Continue reading →

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Choosing the Right REIT Can Benefit Diversification

Posted on February 28, 2012 by americancentury

Weekly Market Update The quest for consistently high risk-adjusted return is an arduous, never-ending journey. In the current investment terrain, key elements for success include viable capital preservation and/or appreciation, positive yields, adequate liquidity, and low transaction costs. Diversification is … Continue reading →

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