Sentences with phrase «allocation decisions here»

He also comes to the conclusion that I do, that there are no easy asset allocation decisions here, and that one should diversify widely in order to preserve assets.

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Back then, when I asked this top producer how to become successful, he answered (and I'm paraphrasing here to the best of my memory) that I should not waste any more than 10 to 15 minutes making asset allocation decisions once I closed on a large account.

The traditional stock / bond allocation decision we've been looking at here is an obvious one.

Here's how Get Rich Slowly summarizes the issues involved in the allocation decision:

So don't make portfolio allocation decisions based solely on what you read here.

Second - guessing your asset allocation decisions because they «aren't working» this year will cost you much, much more than you can ever add with a 2 % tweak here and there.

Here's the difference between security selection and asset allocation: Deciding to have 10 % in large - cap U.S. growth stocks is an asset allocation decision.