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The late Harry Markowitz, who won the 1990 Nobel prize in economics for his work on portfolio theory, reportedly said, “diversification is the only free lunch” in investing. By distributing your savings across a broad base of stocks, bonds, and other asset classes, you maximize long-term gains and minimize risk — assuming that the performance According to a new study, only Missouri, Georgia, Arizona, Illinois, and Utah have diversified economies than North Carolina does.

State economy rests on diverse portfolio

“You might even say Harry Markowitz harbored skepticism toward historical correlation’s predictive power,” writes Sander Gerber.

Stocks see blue skies while the bond market, with the inverted yield curve, predicts heartache for the economy around the bend. Both could be befuddled by Bidenomics.

Must reads from around the real estate investment world to end the week.

In a quarter filled with talk of potential Treasury default and the second largest bank failure in U.S. history, markets chose to look forward.

While there are definite upsides to owning a minimalist portfolio, it may not be for everyone.

Consider some gifts for kids that will keep on giving long after the blocks, action figures and game systems get relegated to the back of a closet or attic.

For a better all-weather portfolio, mix traditional assets with investors' current mood.

The latest news and analysis on the Nordic institutional investment industry, interviews with key industry figures and in depth investor profiles, from pwm, a Financial Times service.