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Investing For Grownups: Why Asset Allocation Matters

Where you invest is important, but the amount you invest in each type of investment is also significant. Advisors traditionally recommend a 60/40 investment portfolio. This means that 60% of investments are in stocks and 40% in bonds, or 60% is at higher risk than the other 40%. However, history tells us that this traditional model of investing in stocks and bonds is not as effective as the model that endowments (think Harvard and Yale) use. Over the last 30 years, the average return in the US for someone using the 60/40 model is 8.2%, not bad. But, the Endowment Model Yale earned 13.1% over the same 30 years…

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FSI Wants Disclosure Regime for SEC’s Fiduciary Rule

The Financial Services Institute has suggested the SEC take a disclosure approach in drafting a uniform fiduciary rule as an alternative method to the best interest contract exemption put forth by the Department of Labor, ThinkAdvisor writes.

Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II Announces Two Data Center Acquisitions

Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II, Inc. (“CV Mission Critical REIT II”), a public, non-traded real estate investment trust focused on assembling a diversified portfolio of net-leased data center and healthcare assets, announced on October 31 that it had acquired two data center properties on September 28, 2017 and September 29, 2017 for an aggregate $34.4 million contract purchase price, which excludes closing costs and related fees.

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