I want to talk to you about the 60/40 investment portfolio and why it may no longer be relevant in today’s complex and globally interconnected world. To better understand the 60/40 investment ...

The 60/40 rule is a fundamental tenet of investing. It says you should aim to keep 60% of your holdings in stocks, and 40% in bonds. Stocks can yield robust returns, but they are volatile. Bonds ...

A 60/40 investment portfolio is usually comprised of 60% stocks and 40% bonds. A 60/40 retirement portfolio split should only be deployed after a thorough assessment of the retiree's unique financial ...

60/40 investing for long-term savers is coming under fire with the recent market downturn and rise in alternative options. Researchers at Leuthold Group break down why 60/40 may still have life in two ...

Investors are still coming out of one of the worst bond markets in history. Between the bond market’s dismal 2022 and the stock market’s downturn from the onset of the Russia-Ukraine war, the 2020s ...

Don’t write off the long-term power of a simple 60/40 portfolio. The reputation of the classic investing strategy, which refers to a split between stocks and bonds, took a beating in 2022, when ...

If you invest according to the classic 60/40 rule, with three fifths of your nest egg in stocks and two fifths in bonds, then take a moment to pat yourself on the back: It’s a pretty good strategy.

The 60/40 portfolio might be the go-to investment choice for those of moderate temperament, but there was nothing moderate about the 20% drop in these portfolios for the year until September 28. The ...

TOPSHOT - Traders work on the floor at the opening bell of the Dow Industrial Average at the New York Stock Exchange on March 18, 2020 in New York. - Wall Street stocks resumed their downward slide ...

As the S&P 500 (^GSPC) is trading near record highs, Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre, who also hosts Yahoo Finance's Stocks in Translation podcast, compares the historic ...

The common recommendation of holding 60% equities and 40% bonds has long been the go-to well-diversified portfolio. However, portfolios using that strategy have not performed well since the 2000s.