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Investing in founder-led companies
It may align with your goals to consider companies run by their founders.
Investing Ideas
Understanding bitcoin
The cryptocurrency shares some similarities with gold but be aware of the risks.
Investing Ideas
SPACs explained
Frequently asked questions about special purpose acquisition companies.
Investing Ideas
Video game industry goes for the win
As a kid growing up in Bettendorf, Iowa, Capital Group equity analyst Nathan Meyer had two passions: sports and video games. “There wasn’t much else to do in Bettendorf,” he says of the small, rural town about 170 miles west of Chicago.
Fixed Income Insights
Portfolio makeover: Are there hidden risks in your bonds?
To help you spot hidden risks in your bond allocations, this portfolio makeover tackles three common fixed income issues and serves as a case study for ways to add stability to your portfolios.
Fixed Income Insights
6 ways to use munis under the new tax law
Tax reform removed several major deductions, leaving munis as one of the best remaining tax-advantaged vehicles. Learn how to make the most of them.
Investing Ideas
Combining Factors to Target Specific Investment Outcomes
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A white paper that explores using a factor-based approach to portfolio construction. By combining factor exposures, investors can create a "core" equity portfolio and by adjusting the factor allocations can tailor their portfolios to their own particular investing style/desired outcome.
Behavioral Finance
Correction or bear? 6 charts that explain market declines
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How often do market corrections turn into entrenched bear markets? Not very often. In fact there have already been six market corrections since the current bull market started in 2009.
Behavioral Finance
Market timing can contribute to investor mistakes
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Concerned about volatility in your equity portfolio? Trying to time the markets probably isn’t the answer. Data from Morningstar shows that, on average, investor returns lag fund returns.
Behavioral Finance
How to handle market declines
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You wouldn’t be human if you didn’t fear loss. But smart investing can overcome the power of emotion by focusing on relevant research, solid data and proven strategies. Here are seven principles that can help fight the urge to make emotional decisions in times of market turmoil.
Investing Ideas
New Workforce Natives: Millenials' Attitudes on Work, Retirement and Investing
American Funds commissioned new research to understand Americans' attitudes toward work,retirement and investing -- and what the rise of Millennials signals for the future.
Investing Ideas
The Long View - Artificial Intelligence: It's Not the Future, It's Now
Artificial intelligence is poised to fuel the next wave of innovation, and potentially provide opportunities for companies and investors.