Remember the Brinson, Hood,Beebower study? The study concluded that asset allocation is responsible for over 90% of the variance in portfolio returns, actually here is the breakdown, 91.5% asset allocation, 4.6% security selection, 1.8% market timing, and 2.1% other factors. A new white paper by Roger Ibbotson created an argument that the BH&B study may [...]
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Is Buy and Hold Dead, Nah it’s just Volatility Stupid!!!
In todays world is buy and hold a viable strategy, or as I also call it relative return investment management. Why? Market downturns have certain investors trying to time the market. Dalbar, a financial services research firm published an interesting study. From 1988 to 2009 the S&P Index returned 8.2% while the average equity mutual [...]
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Rick Helbing is a Certified Financial Planner™ who provides strategic financial planning to Medical Professionals, Dental Professionals, and Family Business Owners. He has been innovating on behalf of his clients for over 25 years. Named one of the top 150 advisors in the country for physicians by Medical Economics magazine.
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