How much of your portfolio should be in stocks? It's one of investing's most important questions — and the standard answer is costing the average investor the equivalent of 2% of their lifetime consumption. Yale economists have finally built something better, and it fits in a spreadsheet.
With the Magnificent Seven dominating the S&P 500, concentration risk is at historic highs. Here's why portfolio diversification remains your best defence.
As gold soars to record highs in 2025, investors are asking the timeless question — is gold a good investment? History says otherwise. Drawing on 200 years of academic evidence, this article reveals how gold manias form, why even smart people get caught up in them, and why disciplined, diversified investors consistently come out ahead.
Robin Powell
Oct 14, 202517 min read
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