adaptive rebalancing

Many buy-and-hold investors who took losses during the 2008 market crash are looking for proactive ways to prevent a repeat of that ordeal. A new method of tactical investing may help.

After surviving the Dow Jones Industrial average's bone-jarring drop below 7,000 and its whipsaw recovery to levels above 10,000, many investors' portfolios may no longer be positioned to meet retirement and other life goals. And as we begin a new year, now may be the time for investors to reassess...