Not exact matches
We'll rely on
equities and property to keep us ahead of inflation over the long - term and look into more short - term
conventional bond funds as our model
portfolio's time horizon ticks down.2
You can do this by assembling your own
portfolio by choosing mutual funds and ETFs across various
conventional asset classes such as
equities, bonds and cash.
Conventional wisdom suggests the percentage of
equities in a
portfolio should equal 100 minus your age — so 40 % stocks if you're 60 years old.
More important, during a period of turmoil in the
equity markets, rates are likely to fall as investors rush to safety, so high - quality
conventional bonds are a better diversifier in a balanced
portfolio.
The first thing you'll notice is that this is a very
conventional portfolio — if you consider the infrastructure component just a specific type of global equity (which it is), it's almost identical to Canadian Capitalist's Sleepy P
portfolio — if you consider the infrastructure component just a specific type of global
equity (which it is), it's almost identical to Canadian Capitalist's Sleepy
PortfolioPortfolio.
Exhibit 2 illustrates how the characteristics of a
conventional 60 %
equity / 40 % fixed income
portfolio is affected by the addition of the S&P Global Natural Resources Index.
Given the Fund's modus operandi though, where few common stocks are acquired if the company does not enjoy an extremely strong position, it seems to me that the Fund remains far less likely in its common stock
portfolio to be victimized by accounting frauds than will be
conventional equity analysts.
DFA provides me and my clients with a rigorous investment foundation that improves upon the
conventional investment approach I took when I worked as an
equities analyst and
portfolio manager in the 1980 - 1990s.
We concentrate a high percentage of our investments in
equity securities in a low number of companies and diversify our investment
portfolios far less than is
conventional in the insurance industry.
Compared to other insurers, our insurance subsidiaries may concentrate an unusually high percentage of their investments in
equity securities and may diversify their investment
portfolios far less than is
conventional.
Conventional wisdom once suggested the percentage of
equities in a
portfolio should equal 100 minus your age — so 60 % if you're 40 years old.
As the vast majority of investors choose the
conventional route of active management through mutual funds (the second half of the book is a stinging critique of the shortcomings of active management), the author says that constructing a well - diversified,
equity - oriented, passive
portfolio is an unconventional investment strategy but provides the best chance of success.
Going from a short - term Fix & Flip Loan, then adding value so the property will qualify for long - term
conventional or private financing is one of the best possible Exit Strategies for real estate investors building a
portfolio of high -
equity rental properties!