Not exact matches
Back then, when I asked this top producer how to become successful, he answered (and I'm paraphrasing here to the best of my memory) that I should not waste any
more than 10 to 15 minutes making
asset allocation decisions once I closed on a large account.
I remember him being very explicit that the pathway to success was to focus on closing 1M + AUM clients and to not «waste time» on
asset allocation decisions, instead taking no
more than 10 to 15 minutes to assign this responsibility by making four phone calls to four pre-picked portfolio managers, a small - cap, a mid-cap, a large - cap and an international stock manager, each of whom should receive 25 % of the account's
assets.
More directly, attribution analysis measures the portfolio effects of a given manager's investment
decisions, focusing especially on overall investment policy,
asset allocation, security selection and activity.
Peter Bernstein, the widely respected financial economist and historian, suggested
more than a decade ago that the process of putting
asset allocation decisions on autopilot would need to come to an end.
The report confirmed that
more than 90 % of the variation in portfolio return is explained by
asset allocation decisions.
Illiquidity should be taken on with caution, and with
more than enough compensation for the loss of flexibility in future
asset allocation decisions and cash flow needs.
Our
asset class progression is based on the belief that certain
asset allocation decisions clearly have
more impact than others on overall portfolio performance.
But few investment
decisions matter
more than
asset allocation.
Some financial experts believe that determining your
asset allocation is the most important
decision that you'll make with respect to your investments - that it's even
more important than the individual investments you buy.
Peter Bernstein, the widely respected financial economist and historian, suggested
more than a decade ago that the process of putting
asset allocation decisions on autopilot would need to come to an end.
I do need to read / learn
more about
asset allocation so I can make a
more educated
decision in the future.
Each portfolio has in - depth analysis of the
asset allocation, strategy, ETF holdings, risk / return profile, expenses analysis and
more, which can help investors make better ETF investing
decisions.
I was as usual making the case that investors need to pay
more attention to valuations when making
asset allocation decisions.
Second - guessing your
asset allocation decisions because they «aren't working» this year will cost you much, much
more than you can ever add with a 2 % tweak here and there.
Asset allocation may have a
more significant affect on performance returns than industry weighting, stock selection, market timing or any other portfolio management
decision.