When it comes to constructing an investment portfolio, “negative correlation” is something of a holy grail. Diversification, investors are told, is about combining assets that behave differently. You ...

Cross-correlation is a measurement that tracks the movements over time of two variables relative to each other.

Christian Allred has been a professional writer since 2020. He's written for some of the industry’s top brands and publications, including Rocket Mortgage, PropStream, Propmodo, and CRE Daily.

Correlation between stocks and bonds remains elevated, creating challenges for multi-asset investors. At the start of 2023, we had one important high-conviction asset allocation view: As inflation ...

When I wake up and open my smartphone, the first thing I check is the previous day's New York market. If the S&P 500 is down, ...

Diversification sounds simple: avoid concentrating too much capital in a single market and spread positions across different commodities. That is a useful starting point, but commodity spread ...

In today's volatile markets, achieving true portfolio diversification means looking beyond traditional asset classes. While indices such as the Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM) or the S&P GSCI Index ...

Since early 2022, U.S. equities have experienced negative monthly returns in 17 separate months. Bonds declined in all but three of them. This pattern has led many investors and advisors to question ...

The “60/40 portfolio” (60% stocks, 40% bonds) suffered a historically bad run in 2022, prompting many market practitioners to question.is the 60/40 portfolio construct dead? With the stock/bond ...

Registered investment advisors (RIAs) are increasingly turning to private real estate as a way to augment clients’ performance and help them in their considerations of today’s market volatility Indeed ...

Diversification is a core principle of sound investing. A portfolio that includes assets with different performance characteristics often leads to better risk-adjusted returns than one that relies on ...