Principles of Investing

Fidelity's Investment Management Principles

We believe that investing for you or your family's well being starts with a disciplined approach, extensive investment knowledge, and the use of time-tested strategies.

We believe there are 3 principles that people should consider when developing and maintaining an investment strategy. While the way you invest can be adjusted over time as your goals or circumstances change, these principles can be applied to virtually any goal. We can help you better understand these investment management principles and what it takes to apply them to your own financial life.

Asset allocation
Plays a major role in returns and requires ongoing research and management to keep it aligned to your needs.

Economy
Helps drive stock and bond prices and requires a deep understanding of where the economy is within the cycle and how that impacts returns.

Maintenance
Requires a disciplined approach to rebalancing and reallocating your mix of investments