Sentences with phrase «bonds mix without»

Not exact matches

Early in the article is the statement «can possibly stick with a solid mix of stocks and bonds without flipping out during rocky market periods».

Once this is done, whatever left should be invested in an asset / mix of assets that best fit your risk profile - of which long term bonds are a completely legitimate option, but it's hard to say without knowing more about your long term aims / liabilities / job market etc..

Bring your portfolio in line with that risk assessment: Once you have a sense of what size loss you can handle without selling in a panic, you can then start making any adjustments, if necessary, to make sure your mix of stocks and bonds reflects the level of loss you can comfortably absorb.

But if you've already got your savings in a mix of stocks and bonds that's appropriate for your age and risk tolerance your chances of boosting your return without also taking on significantly more risk are low.

For example, Vanguard's free 11 - question version will suggest a stocks - bonds mix based on, among other things, how large a setback you feel you can handle without panicking.

A broad portfolio that contains a mix of stocks, bonds and other investments can be a safer way to save without risk.

Put another way, if you chose a 50/50 stock / bond portfolio based on an analysis of one of these periods and then held that portfolio from 1960 to 2004, during most of those decades you could reasonably conclude you had the wrong mix of stocks and bonds resulting in additional risk without much additional return.

It works well if your goal is to have a set mix of asset classes (like 70 % bonds / 25 % stock / 5 % cash portfolio), without having an asset allocator program tell you what your mix should be.