http://blog.alliancebernstein.com/index.php/2012/02/07/the-risk-in-de-risking-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-risk-in-de-risking-now The AllianceBernstein Blog on Investing Wed, 22 May 2013 07:20:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://blog.alliancebernstein.com/index.php/2012/02/07/the-risk-in-de-risking-now/#comment-3564 Seth Masters Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:19:51 +0000 http://blog.alliancebernstein.com/?p=1385#comment-3564 There is no general consensus. We believe that it makes sense to review portfolios at least annually, and that the decision on whether to rebalance should take transaction costs and taxes into account. In practice, rebalancing tends to make sense if you have strayed more than 5 percentage points from your target (say, if your equities allocation has moved from 60% to 65% or 55%), and if you only rebalance half way back. There is no general consensus. We believe that it makes sense to review portfolios at least annually, and that the decision on whether to rebalance should take transaction costs and taxes into account. In practice, rebalancing tends to make sense if you have strayed more than 5 percentage points from your target (say, if your equities allocation has moved from 60% to 65% or 55%), and if you only rebalance half way back.

]]> http://blog.alliancebernstein.com/index.php/2012/02/07/the-risk-in-de-risking-now/#comment-3423 David Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:36:54 +0000 http://blog.alliancebernstein.com/?p=1385#comment-3423 According to the article, I''m still on the right track. Is there a general consensus on how often a portfolio should be rebalanced? According to the article, I”m still on the right track. Is there a general consensus on how often a portfolio should be rebalanced?

]]> http://blog.alliancebernstein.com/index.php/2012/02/07/the-risk-in-de-risking-now/#comment-2027 Anne Powers Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:47:02 +0000 http://blog.alliancebernstein.com/?p=1385#comment-2027 Great article - It looks like 60/40% still works on both sides. Great article – It looks like 60/40% still works on both sides.

]]> http://blog.alliancebernstein.com/index.php/2012/02/07/the-risk-in-de-risking-now/#comment-1881 Seth J. Masters Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:24:33 +0000 http://blog.alliancebernstein.com/?p=1385#comment-1881 Thank you! Thank you!

]]> http://blog.alliancebernstein.com/index.php/2012/02/07/the-risk-in-de-risking-now/#comment-1800 sam Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:31:48 +0000 http://blog.alliancebernstein.com/?p=1385#comment-1800 good article good article

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