All About Asset Allocation, Second Edition
- Forward by William Bernstein
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- PART I – Asset Allocation Basics
- Chapter 1. Planning for Investment Success
- Chapter 2. Understanding Investment Risk
- Chapter 3. Asset Allocation Explained
- Chapter 4. Multi-asset Class Investing
- PART II – Asset Class Selection
- Chapter 5. A Framework for Investment Selection
- Chapter 6. US Equity Investments
- Chapter 7. International Equity Investments
- Chapter 8. Fixed Income Investments
- Chapter 9. Real Estate Investments
- Chapter 10. Alternative Investments
- PART III – Managing Your Portfolio
- Chapter 11. Realistic Market Expectations
- Chapter 12. Selecting Your Asset Allocation
- Chapter 13. When to Change Your Asset Allocation
- Chapter 14. How Behavior Affects Asset Allocation Decisions
- Chapter 15. Portfolio Management Guidelines
- Appendix
- Glossary of Terms
- Index
THE EASY WAY TO GET STARTED
Everything You Need to Know About How To:
- Implement a smart asset allocation strategy
- Diversify your investments with stocks, bonds,real estate, and other classes
- Change your allocation and lock in gains
Trying to outwit the market is a bad gamble. If you're serious about investing for the long run, you have to take a no-nonsense, businesslike approach to your portfolio. In addition to covering all the basics, this new edition of All About Asset Allocation includes timely advice on:
- Learning which investments work well together and why
- Selecting the right mutual funds and ETFs
- Creating an asset allocation that’s right for your needs
- Knowing how and when to change an allocation
- Understanding target-date mutual funds
"All About Asset Allocation offers advice that is both prudent and practical--keep it simple, diversify, and, above all, keep your expenses low--from an author who both knows how vital asset allocation is to investment success and, most important, works with real people." -- John C. Bogle, founder and former CEO, The Vanguard Group
"With All About Asset Allocation at your side, you'll be executing a sound investment plan, using the best materials and wearing the best safety rope that money can buy." -- William Bernstein, founder and author, The Intelligent Asset Allocator