| Asset allocation can help protect your portfolio
Over time, the value of stocks can go up and down. Bond prices fluctuate with interest rates, as do other types of fixed-income securities such as certificates of deposit and investments in money-market accounts. Predicting which investment vehicles are likely to perform better than others at any given point time is next to impossible. So how do you choose investments for your portfolio? The answer is to follow a risk-reduction strategy called asset allocation. By dividing your dollars among a variety of investments, you can decrease the likelihood that all the investments in your portfolio decline at the same time. Of course, by the same token, it's also unlikely that every investment in your portfolio would go up at the same time. Essentially, asset allocation diversifies your portfolio among several distinct asset classes.
Analysis: Raiders showed lots of money
About eight months ago, rumors began circulating that the Raiders were broke. How downtrodden were they fiscally? The Raiders had used the No. 1 overall draft pick on quarterback JaMarcus Russell, and speculation was the Raiders couldn't afford to sign him. The team denied it, and Russell was signed after the first game of the season. No one is calling the Raiders cheap after a spending spree on new acquisitions. .
ASIA CREDIT-Japan spreads to stay wide as economy falters
TOKYO, March 27 - Japanese credit spreads have only limited scope to fall further as the focus shifts to chances of the country's faltering economy hurting company earnings, even as hopes rise for a recovery in global credit market turmoil. Analysts are turning their attention to effects on growth from the severe global credit crunch and a shaky financial system, as they expect a serious U.S. deterioration would hurt Japan, already hit by slumping housing and real estate markets from tighter regulations, rising basic materials costs and the stronger yen. .
Some Canadian investors want ABCP money now
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