Equities needed in every portfolio
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008Financial professionals certainly do not agree on such items as proper portfolio allocation, but they all agree that equities should be a part of every financial plan. No investment vehicle hedges inflation like stocks, but the risk associated with the market affects the portion of the allocation that they represent. This being said, the next question is to pick your own stocks, or invest in a mutual fund or ETF. If you have little to no interest in the stock market, but understand that stocks must be in your portfolio, then you should go with the latter option. But selecting your own stocks can be much more profitable. There are so many resources out there today, that there is really no reason to not buy and sell your own stocks. Selecting long term holdings is very easy, with several key variables to review and screen against each stock. But for some serious growth in the equities portion of your portfolio, a solid active system can be worth its weight in gold. WWW.AEStocks.com is one active system that has a proven four year track record. With a system like this, that takes only 15 minutes a day, there is no reason at all to ever settle for single digit returns from an ETF or mutual fund.
