Global markets endured a volatile run in 2025, but when the last trades closed on Dec. 31, all the major asset classes posted ...

Asset classes are groups of similar investments. The five main asset classes are cash and cash equivalents, fixed-income securities, stocks and equities, funds, and alt investments. Many or all of the ...

Individual assets fall into different asset classes based on their characteristics—these investment classes group together as ...

Asset allocation is a way for investors to meet their financial objectives while keeping their risk in check and ensuring they remain on the right path to reach their goals. While there are many ...

Ivanna Hampton: Welcome to Investing Insights. I’m your host, Ivanna Hampton. Different asset classes bring their own diversification benefits and risks to portfolios. Investors looking to hedge their ...

ETFs, as an investment vehicle, cover all types of asset classes, and index and active funds are seeing strong adoption across diverse areas. This is especially true as the global ETF industry saw a ...

Most of the major asset classes rose in November, extending the previous month’s broad-based gains, based on a set of ETF proxies. Vanguard US Real Estate rose 2.4% in November, well ahead of the rest ...