Portfolio management

Behavioral economics, essentially a combination of economics and psychology, is tailor-made to help straighten irrational decisions when it comes to portfolio construction.

There are ways to prompt a more accurate “risk answer.” Instead of framing losses as a percent, use dollar terms to drive the point home.

Whenever any investing style becomes too popular, future returns are likely to lag.

Advice from DoubleLine founder and CEO for competing with the ever-evolving robo landscape? “Work hard.”

For a solution, look to deficiencies found in the Markowitz model, one manager says.

Three index funds may be all clients need. But that's rarely what they end up with.

Jack Bogle's advice flies in the face of the market’s recent conventional wisdom.

The funds' success at asset gathering underlines an increasing interest from retail buyers, in addition to institutional investors.

A retiree living off her portfolio suffers hundreds of dollars a year in lost income for every added basis point of fund expense ratio and advisory fees.

Studies show smart beta beating their benchmarks more than active managers.