The first time someone asked me to send them my portfolio, I responded, “I’m not an artist.” I had just finished performing a stand up set, and an audience member asked if I ever did freelance ...

Portfolio diversification is making sure that you’re spreading out your risk by investing in more than one thing. Mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and target-date funds give you instant ...

It’s probably no surprise that, as a longtime equity analyst, I’m also a longtime equity investor. But despite my experience, I’m far from perfect. I’ve made my fair share of investing mistakes, some ...

Discover how to balance risk in your investment portfolio for 2025, ensuring growth while remaining stable in an uncertain market. Real estate provides stability and income growth — and the ...

As someone who writes about building portfolios for a living, I do research on many types of investments, ranging from tried-and-true core holdings to more esoteric corners of the investment world. A ...

But the recent tech sell-off definitely took a toll on my portfolio. And even though I'm fairly diversified, because the broad market has been hit hard, my portfolio is down roughly 30% year to date.

To put it another way, the losses I've seen in my portfolio exceed those of the general market. That's due largely to the heavy concentration of tech stocks in my portfolio -- a risk I knew I was ...

It's fair to say that 2022 has been a trying year for investors. And while the broad market has yet to officially enter bear market territory, my brokerage account balance is down about 25% year to ...