The Conservative Asset Allocation portfolio is a diversified portfolio designed for a long - term investor with an Individual Retirement Account seeking a current income stream and looking to avoid excessive volatility of returns with some degree of capital appreciation.
The Conservative Asset Allocation portfolio is a diversified portfolio designed for a long - term investor seeking a current income stream and looking to avoid excessive volatility of returns with some degree of capital appreciation.
Not exact matches
The
asset allocation models were designed to help investors diversify their
portfolios, using risk profiles ranging from very
conservative to aggressive.
In our ETF - based Dynamic
Asset Allocation program, the
portfolio remains very
conservative.
Regardless of whether you are aggressive or
conservative, the use of
asset allocation to reduce risk through the selection of a balance of stocks and bonds for your
portfolio is a more detailed description of how a diversified
portfolio is created rather than the simplistic eggs in one basket concept.
My
asset allocation has some similarities to Morningstar's «
conservative retirement saver»
portfolio, which they gear «toward still - working individuals who expect to retire in 2020 or thereabouts.»
As individuals approach retirement age,
portfolios should generally move to a more
conservative asset allocation so as to help protect
assets that have already been accumulated.
The fund's risk - averse managers,
asset allocations, and hedging strategies position it as an alternative to traditional 80/20 % or 60/40 % bond / stock
portfolios for
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Conservative allocation portfolios seek to preserve capital and generate income by investing 15 % to 50 % of their
assets in equities and 50 % to 85 % of
assets in fixed income and cash.
As the beneficiary grows older or as enrollment draws nearer, your
assets automatically move through a series of
portfolios that gradually adjust from more aggressive
allocations made up of mostly equity funds to more
conservative allocations made up mostly of fixed income funds and cash equivalents.
Conservative allocation portfolios seek to preserve capital and generate income by investing 15 % to 50 % of their
assets in equities...
Regardless of whether you are aggressive or
conservative, the use of
asset allocation to reduce risk through the selection of a balance of stocks and bonds for your
portfolio is a more detailed description of how a diversified
portfolio is created than the simplistic eggs in one basket concept.
Graham Westmacott, my colleague at PWL Capital, has done some compelling research that suggests the whole notion of moving from an aggressive
portfolio to a more
conservative one is flawed: in his analysis, even «the best possible glide path strategy offers virtually no improvement» over a simple balanced fund that maintains a constant
asset allocation.
Keep in mind that while rebalancing is a good way to restore your
portfolio to its original
asset mix, you may want to move toward a different
allocation, most likely a more
conservative one, as you near and enter retirement.
That can help mitigate the effects of a market downturn by moving the
portfolio to a more
conservative asset allocation soon before those tuition bills start to hit your inbox.»
Higher expected returns in your stock
portfolio can then allow you to take a more
conservative overall
asset allocation, which can provide the same expected returns, but with slightly lower risk.
The
asset allocation they suggested to me was far too
conservative for my retirement
portfolio.
We simply use the normal model
asset allocation process and make your investment
portfolio become more
conservative and provide more income as you approach retirement.
To reduce the risk of losing value in your
portfolio, your
asset allocation should gradually change towards a more
conservative allocation of more bonds and less equities.
Our Age - Based Strategy includes
portfolios that are managed according to the beneficiary's birth year with the
asset allocation automatically becoming more
conservative as the beneficiary nears college age.
Then, as you get closer to retirement you can assess your situation to see if you can adjust your
allocation and put less of your
portfolio at risk by moving it into more
conservative asset classes, which is what Larry suggested in the story above.