The Five Key Decisions Every Investor Needs to Make

The Investment Answer: The Five Key Decisions Every Investor Needs to Make
Learn to Manage Your Money & Protect Your Financial Future
Daniel C. Goldie, CFA, CFP & Gordon S. Murray

  1. The Do-It-Yourself Decision
  2. Should you try to invest on your own or seek help from an investment professional? And if so, which type of advisor is best?

  3. The Asset Allocation Decision
  4. How should you allocate your investments among stocks (equities), bonds (fixed income), and cash (money market funds)?

  5. The Diversification Decision
  6. Which specific asset classes within these broad categories should you include in your portfolio, and in what proportions?

  7. The Active versus Passive Decision
  8. Should you favor an actively managed approach to investing that seeks to outsmart the market, or a more passive approach that delivers market-like returns?

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2 responses to “The Five Key Decisions Every Investor Needs to Make”

  1. Ray Avatar
    Ray

    I give up…what's number 5? Or does number 1 count as two?

  2. vigrx Avatar

    It's the all for the purpose decision!

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