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First, rebalance your portfolio to be sure you are comfortable with your exposure to stocks. Financial planner Harold Evensky of Coral Gables, Fla., says that, on average, his balanced investors (40% bonds, 60% stocks) are down only 2% annually over the past three years. How is that possible? Bonds, small...
Unfortunately, the prospects for traditional safe havens--intermediate- and long-term bonds--are questionable. Higher interest rates and inflation, which may be in the offing, could erode their value. So what's a cautious investor to do?
STABLE-VALUE FUNDS If opening your 401(k) statements has become a gut-wrenching experience, you may want to shift some of your assets into a stable-value fund. With it, you are buying either a portfolio of guaranteed investment contracts or a portfolio of short-to intermediate-term bonds...
REBALANCE YOUR PORTFOLIO. The stock market has gone through its worst 36-month period since France fell to Germany in 1940, reports Bianco Research. Bonds have outperformed. If you haven't made adjustments, bonds have grown into a bigger slice of your portfolio than you intended. Get the allocation back...
MARK REACHED. By BARRY BONDS, 38, who hit his 600th home run with a 421-ft. shot to center field at Pacific Bell Park. The San Francisco slugger became only the fourth major-leaguer to attain the goal.