tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post472189573073090366..comments2024-03-20T09:32:16.592-04:00Comments on Michael James on Money: Maintaining Your Asset AllocationMichael Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10362529610470788243noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-4213321420146822532009-05-20T11:29:51.303-04:002009-05-20T11:29:51.303-04:00Canadian Investor: Does your asset allocation inc...Canadian Investor: Does your asset allocation include bonds? If so, they must have swelled well beyond their normal allocation, and you lost an opportunity to trade some of them for cheap stocks.Michael Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362529610470788243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-48991206380655135122009-05-20T04:15:40.942-04:002009-05-20T04:15:40.942-04:00Michael, I had a look at my allocation and it wasn...Michael, I had a look at my allocation and it wasn't far off my targets despite the turmoil. I think some equities like European markets fell more than others but by the time I was getting round to doing the rebalancing trading, prices had changed again and things were in close enough match to my target allocation that it wasn't worth it.CanadianInvestorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05645767559302303541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-36893127352494174212009-05-19T09:07:00.000-04:002009-05-19T09:07:00.000-04:00Sadly, it's far too easy to become frightened - ju...Sadly, it's far too easy to become frightened - just as the time when it's most advantageous to make a change in one's allocation of assets.<br /><br />I think it's just human nature to fear buying stocks as they crash or sell them as they surge. <br /><br />The only solution that works is to have the discipline to make needed changes every six months or year, regardless of the market prognostications of the investor.Mark Wolfingerhttp://blog.mdwoptions.com/noreply@blogger.com