United Advisory Partners 5 Top Tips to Navigate Today’s Markets - Newsvine

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(Free-Press-Release.com) April 26, 2012 — Here we highlight 5 basic tips everyone can utilize

With market uncertainty once again making headlines, many investors are seeking the relative stability of cash and cash-like investments. While this approach may make sense for those with short time horizons or who are particularly risk-averse, UAP cautions against making drastic changes to your portfolio, at least without careful prior consideration. Why? Throughout our 50-year history, we’ve seen that quick reactions to market moves can come with a high price — and may significantly affect your ability to reach long-term goals. For most investors, those goals involve growing and/or preserving wealth.

To help you keep the proper perspective, we’ve highlighted five sound strategies that are worth considering in this period of market uncertainty.

1. Stay Focused – Stay Invested
2. Discover Power Dividends
3. ‘Dollar Cost average’ Your Way Through Tough Times
4. Go Global With Your Asset Allocation
5. Get Professional Advice

Stay Focused — Stay Invested

The old adage say, “It’s always the right time to invest’ however we all know that there can be times when that is the last thing it looks like we should be doing. History proves that staying in the markets is substantially safer than trading in and out. People looking long tern need to understand the investments they have and how they may be susceptible to economic data, market trends and news that can affect the exchanges as a whole and not just a single stock.

Making sure you’re invested in financial vehicles that weather these dips is paramount to surviving them.

The lesson here is that it takes resolve to run counter to “the crowd,” but that’s precisely the strategy that can potentially pay the bigger rewards.

Discover the Power of Dividends

Dividend income, from both equity and bond fund investments, can play an important part in an investor’s portfolio — especially in periods of slow or uncertain economic growth. Therefore, it’s important to keep these two points in mind:

• Dividends Have Historically Contributed to Higher Long-Term Total Returns Fixed income investors generally have been rewarded by the income component of bond funds, which can to some degree balance price declines in turbulent or rising rate environments, for example. This concept also applies to dividend-paying equities. Attractive equity returns are derived not simply from the receipt of dividends but from the accumulation of shares as a result of the reinvestment of those dividends, which historically has been a key driver of equity returns over the long run.

“Dollar Cost Average” Your Way Through Tough Times

If you’re concerned about capital risk in today’s market, we suggest a systematic approach — dollar-cost averaging (DCA). DCA involves investing a fixed dollar amount at regular intervals over a selected time period. To illustrate this point, consider that over the past decade, on average, Investor B, who followed a DCA approach (e.g., 10 monthly investments of $1,000), would have hypothetically achieved more shares purchased than Investor A, who had made a $10,000 initial investment with no subsequent contributions.
In fact, during both periods when the stock market was most turbulent, a DCA approach would have purchased significantly more shares at a lower average cost.

Go Global with Your Asset Allocation

The goal of asset allocation is simple: To identify a mix of assets that will provide the highest potential for return, given the level of risk you are willing to assume. This is best achieved by balancing your risk over several or as many exchanges, markets, countries as you have access to. Note that the asset allocation approach may also be greatly enhanced by utilizing a broader reach than a traditional U.S.- centered portfolio, and investing across the world markets.

Since the world economies are at varying points of a sustained global economic recovery, and with many of the developing markets providing higher growth rates than most developed nations, investors can potentially capture the growth opportunities across the global markets. Furthermore, by combining fixed income and equity investments, some of which have historically low correlations with one another, you may be able to optimize performance potential in up markets, but more importantly, reduce your overall downside risk in declining markets.

Get Professional Guidance

The principles outlined here will help to get you thinking about some sound approaches, especially in the current environment. However, with the many distractions in today’s world, it can be hard to stay on track with a long-term perspective. That’s why a trusted financial advisor can play a key role in your investment planning and execution. He or she can objectively assess your risk tolerance, goals and time horizon, and help keep you headed in the right direction. In addition, your advisor can provide professional insight into current market events, and the assurance you need to move forward with confidence.

Speak with your advisor today

United Advisory Partners is an independent investment advisory firm which focuses on global equities and options markets. Our analytical tools, screening techniques, rigorous research methods and committed staff provide solid information to help our clients make the best possible investment decisions. All views, comments, statements and opinions are of the authors. For more information go to www.unitedadvisorypartners.com

Market Advisory Partners | The Power That Propels Profitability And Growth - Newsvine

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United Advisory Partners: New EMC Product, Program and Practices Expand Partner Cloud Opportunities

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Following the recent launch of the company's new channel-only VSPEX™ Proven Infrastructure, EMC today announced new initiatives and technology that will help channel partners worldwide accelerate their customers' journey to cloud computing.
New EMC® Velocity™ Cloud Practices––Cloud Builder and Cloud Provider––enable partners to transform their business by providing advanced capabilities for the design, deployment and operation of cloud infrastructures based on EMC technology.
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