By Justin Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) — Stocks are down. Bonds are down. Gold is down. There’s no sugarcoating it — 2022 hasn’t been kind to investors. The downturn in stocks and…
Tag: Risk vs. Return
Fed Warning on Danger of Increased Investor Risk Appetite
Fed Governor Lael Brainard said in a recent statement that “vulnerabilities associated with elevated risk appetite are rising,” adding, “the combination of stretched valuations with very high levels of corporate…
A Safety First Approach to Retirement Planning and the Problems with the 4% Rule with Dr. Wade Pfau
The 4% rule has become one of the cornerstones of retirement planning. And in many ways that makes sense because investors who have spent 4% of their portfolio annually have…
A Detailed Look at All Weather Investing With Standpoint's Eric Crittenden (Ep. 83)
The last 40 years have been an exceptionally strong period for a portfolio of stocks and bonds. With stocks performing well and bonds benefitting from a tailwind of constantly falling…
Bonds Still a Reliable Safe Haven
After years of market calm, volatility is back, but investors’ faith in bonds has been “shaken” by years of low interest rates, according to a recent Bloomberg article. But the…
Investors Not Buying this Bull Market
Even though the S&P continues to hover over a new record high, investors don’t seem to be buying it–metaphorically or literally. This according to journalist James Mackintosh of the Wall…
The Age-Old Relationship of Risk and Return comes into Question
“High risk, high reward” is the stock market’s version of “no pain, no gain.” But a closer look at the numbers sheds a slightly different light on this age-old tenet…