About Investing for Beginners: Protecting Your Investments with Good Asset Allocation

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Investing for Beginners Investing for Beginners Investing Basics Retirement Planning Researching Stocks From Joshua Kennon, your Guide to Investing for Beginners Asset Allocation Basics for New Investors Asset allocation is the practice of diversifying assets between different asset classes. This article explains the theory behind asset allocation and provides sample allocation models for various life stages including early career and retirement. Search Related Topics:  asset allocation  asset classes  portfolio management 24 Asset Allocation Model Portfolios and Articles for New Investors Asset allocation is the practice of splitting your portfolio into different asset classes such as stocks, bonds, real estate, cash, private businesses, etc. This guide to asset allocation was written for the new investor who wants to learn the basics and see a few sample models. Search Related Topics:  asset allocation  asset classes  asset allocation models 3 Things to Consider When Balancing Your Asset Class Exposure Diversifying your asset class exposure is great but there are three things you probably want to consider before you make a decision between stocks, bonds, cash equivalents, and real estate. Search Related Topics:  asset allocation  asset classes  diversification How I Would Invest If I Couldn't Buy Individual Stocks Investing is really simple, especially if you focus on buying a collection of low-cost index funds or mutual funds from a company such as Vanguard, which operates in a mutual fashion so that the economies of scales flow through in savings to clients, rather than to stockholders of the money management firm. Here are my thoughts on asset allocation for investors who don't want to deal with choosing individual stocks or bonds. Search Related Topics:  asset allocation  asset classes  asset allocation models Related Searches Investing Service Retirement Investing Investing Money Invest Mutual Funds Investing Basics Featured Articles Investing in Real Estate Investing in Small Businesses Investing for College Accounting & Finance Personal Finance Taxes   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Joshua Kennon Investing for Beginners Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Investing for Beginners newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads You Need to Know These 12 Types of Stock Trades Your Guide to Stock Brokers and Brokerage Accounts How to Analyze a Balance Sheet How to Analyze an Income Statement 10 Things You Should Know About Mutual Funds   Follow me on: Advertisement

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