Asset Allocation

Janus Capital Group Inc. (JNS), the money manager that made its name placing big bets on stocks, is trying something new to stem a five-year customer exodus.Chief Executive Officer Richard M. Weil is introducing funds that seek to spread risk across asset classes and protect clients from sharp

This isn't the great rotation you were looking for. Advisers are celebrating the Dow Jones Industrial Average's new all-time high by buying bonds. With stocks on a roll to start the year, and bonds lagging, some advisers are taking the fanfare around the market's new high as an opportunity to talk

Just beyond the glorious celebration of dividends as a reliable source of income in a low-interest-rate environment, there is the caveat that too much yield isn't always a good thing for every investor. As dividend-paying stocks continue to draw income-seeking investors, the higher-yielding stocks

Don't start composing a eulogy for the classic balanced portfolio, The Vanguard Group Inc. warns.

No matter who is president, jitters will persist Advertisement More than half of of 671 high-net-worth investors polled by the money manager said they were optimistic about the market over the next six months. That number jumped to 62% when asked about the next 24 months, according to the survey,

Life in the time of folderol makes advising clients tough Advertisement According to Eric Singer, who has spent years studying the relationship between the equity markets and what Congress attempts to accomplish, the best time to invest is when Congress is not in session. Mr. Singer's mutual fund,

The uncertain economic outlook for at least the next five years — along with “a correlation crisis” — should lead to increased use of unusual investments, according to alternative investments strategist Gabriel Burstein.

Diversification means not putting all your eggs in one basket. But do you own too many eggs?

Natixis report says savvy advisers in catbird seat amid search for new approach to asset allocation

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Saumil Parikh, a portfolio manager for Pimco's Total Return Fund and a member of the firm's investment committee, on where the world's biggest mutual fund is increasing and lowering exposure.