COLUMN-Drop the S&P index fund for asset-class investing CHICAGO, March 17(Reuters) - You can get most of what you want for your investments from off-the-shelf index funds, but you may have to dig deeper to make your portfolio more productive. For most mainstream investors, a focus on S&P 500 index funds and a general bond market index serves them well. Yet what if you concentrated on a mixture of different asset classes instead of only picking the usual suspects in conventional index funds that hold the most popular stocks and bonds? An asset-class investing approach still relies upon low-cost, passively managed funds as core vehicles, but it puts a greater focus on diversification, which could enhance returns.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 16:13:22 +0000
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