asset classes

Investments are broken down into broad categories called asset classes. Each asset class is defined by unique characteristics that provide investors with benefits but also come with risks. This is referred to as the risk/reward tradeoff. This means assets with more potential upside also come with...

Famed bond manager Bill Gross on Tuesday wrote a letter to his clients at Janus Capital stating that the "good times are over." Gross manages $1.2 billion for Janus Capital's Global Unconstrained Bond Fund and wrote "when the year is done, there will be minus signs in front...