We live in a Golden Era of misaligned investment portfolios. These are rogue, poorly designed portfolios (401k, IRA, Roth IRA, UGMA, 529 plans, etc.) that are architecturally unsound. And for whatever ...

If you’re saving for retirement, a broad market index portfolio is typically a good option. Investing in a target date fund or S&P 500 index fund, for instance, are low-cost ways to gain broad market ...

Different paths to take while investing in the stock market. In a perfect world, investors could choose the best investment portfolio that would offer a high risk-adjusted return during all market ...

For those investors searching for assets that can withstand the test of time, I believe real estate prevails. Whether through a market crash, health crisis (like a pandemic) or even an increase in ...

Retirees can use model portfolios to balance income generation and risk management based on their goals and risk profile. They typically include a diverse mix of stocks, bonds and other types of ...

Alternative investments belong in most portfolios, argues Ted George. George, a fee-only planner with offices in Palo Alto, Los Gatos and Scotts Valley, Calif., makes it a practice to consider ...

— -- Q: Are there ways to make it so the stock market doesn't keep me up at night? A: You can't change the stock market. You can only change your portfolio. The stock market is an emotional and ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

All investors love getting big returns from their portfolio, whether it's through stocks, bonds, ETFs, or other types of securities. But when you're an income investor, your primary focus is ...