Portfolio Research LLC Reports Lower Risk And Higher Correlation

PRLog (Press Release) - Jan. 31, 2011 - Seattle, WA, January 31, 2011 - Portfolio Research today released the company's Risk Report for the period ending December 31, 2010. The report showed that though aggregate investment risk has dropped below historical levels, diversification has become more difficult as equities, REITs and commodities have remained highly correlated.  Bond correlations to other asset classes have shifted dramatically.

"Investors should avoid being lulled into complacency by the sudden drop in risk and the consistent rise in equity prices in the 4th quarter," said Jay Johannesen, Investment Strategist at Portfolio Research, "Risk would be expected to drop in such a strong equity market environment, but correlation, valuation and other factors suggest caution."

The Report highlighted the dramatic shift in correlation between bonds and risky assets from very negative to near zero as the accommodative US Federal Reserve policy of quantitative easing flooded markets with liquidity.

For full Risk Report please visit our Eduction Center at https://www.portfolioresearchllc.com/education/RiskReport....  For more information about risk-controlled investing please visit the Portfolio Research website

About Portfolio Research, LLC
Portfolio Research is the leading provider of dynamic asset allocation strategies. The company is a registered investment adviser and is composed of a team of quantitative finance professionals. Our goal is to help do-it-yourself investors manage wealth by providing strategy, management tools and education. We strive to make investing efficient, risk controlled, and low cost.

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Portfolio Research is the leading provider of dynamic asset allocation strategies. We help do-it-yourself investors manage wealth by providing strategy, management tools and education. We strive to make investing efficient, risk controlled, and low cost.
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