At the time, we were both working and we felt
comfortable with an asset allocation of 65 % stocks and35 % bonds.
Financial planner Tony de Thomasis, of De Thomas Financial Corp., says the couple are moderate - risk investors and should be
comfortable with an asset allocation of 75 % equities to 25 % bonds and cash.
In general, I am most
comfortable with the asset allocation / diversified / hedging model (I engage in some timing and in more esoteric investments in a small portion of my portfolio just to get the extra kick) as a core approach though, to be more systematic about things.
Not exact matches
For investors who want a fund that maintains a target
asset allocation that reflects the tolerance for risk
with which they are
comfortable.
Your objective in using
asset allocation is to construct a portfolio that can provide you
with the return on your investment you want without exposing you to more risk than you feel
comfortable with.
In past market downturns, I've always maintained that an investor should stay the course, as long as she has a suitable
asset allocation that she is
comfortable with.
If When there's a market correction, we'll likely rebalance a bit back into equities, but as a conservative investor I'm
comfortable with our overall
Asset Allocation at this stage, especially given the current CAPE Ratio of 29.5 (then again, I suffer from The One More Year Syndrome).
Once you have an
asset allocation that you're
comfortable with, it's time to make sure you stick to it.
In terms of how this relates to
asset allocation in retirement, if you are
comfortable with any given 5 year period being slightly below breakeven on a worst case basis, you could consider having about 5 years» worth of expenses in more liquid and safe
assets and have comfort that the rest of your portfolio in stocks will at least hold their value pretty well.
For investors who want a fund that maintains a target
asset allocation that reflects the tolerance for risk
with which they are
comfortable.
If you'd like a set
asset allocation based on the level of risk you're
comfortable with, choose from a variety of traditional index or actively managed balanced funds.
And let's also assume you're
comfortable with a balanced
asset allocation of 50 % stocks and 50 % fixed income.
I've built a spreadsheet
with the targeted
asset allocations that I'm
comfortable with, based on my research and personal opinion on the topic.
Rather, it's to help you arrive at an
asset allocation strategy you'll be
comfortable staying
with over the long term, regardless of how the markets are faring at any given moment.
The goal of any
asset allocation plan is to find a level of risk that you are
comfortable with.