This is the proverbial question for which there is no simple answer. Much depends on a prospective investor’s risk tolerance, investment horizon and personal financial situation. However, given the current economic malaise, investors have been holding much cash on the sidelines. Often times, when market capitulation occurs and both retail and institutional investors throw in […]
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After a barrage of commercial television advertisements, I decided to check out what the SuperFund was all about. Upon seeing the commercial, the name SuperFund jogged some memories of a prior article I read and bam!, it hit me. I had read about it in this BusinessWeek article years ago. Perhaps the mental affiliation with a […]
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Why were the Risk-Averse so Heavily Invested in Stocks?
Akin to how our grandparents’ generation is known for their thrift and frugality from living through the Great Depression, our generation may very well be known for a similar sort of risk-aversion…a changed generation of humility and financial conservatism, after seeing the worst financial conditions and stock market deterioration in our lifetime (note: in our […]