Asset allocation is fundamental for successful investing, but if financial planning makes your palms sweat, find a reputable financial advisor and get a grasp on asset allocation terminology to help. Choose your investment strategy wisely and build a profitable portfolio with an asset allocation structure to yield top returns and minimize risk.
Jerry A. Miccolis, CFA, CFP, FCAS, MAAA, is a financial advisor, widely quoted financial author, and expert commentator who has appeared on CBS Radio and ABC-TV. Dorianne R. Perrucci is a freelance writer who has been published in The New York Times, Newsweek, and TheStreet.com, and has collaborated on several investing books, including I.O.U.S.A., One Nation, Under Stress, In Debt (Wiley, 2008).
