Core equity asset classes are used, but very risky asset classes are still held to a minimum.
# 2 The major changes to a portfolio occur when commodities and REITs are added to it because these asset classes have low correlations to
core equity asset classes.
Not exact matches
Whether the DRS «fits» as a
core equity, across multiple
asset classes, as an alternative, or as a fixed income surrogate, every little bit helps.
The investor should hold a portfolio of no more than six
core asset classes, namely domestic
equities, emerging market
equities, international
equities, government fixed income, corporate bonds and real estate.
In future blog posts, we will explore the different roles the DRS can perform within a portfolio, including as a
core equity position, across multiple
asset classes, as an alternative, or as a fixed income surrogate.
An equal - weighted portfolio of the five inflation - hedging
asset classes provides higher real yields than a traditional portfolio of domestic
equities and
core bonds.
He classifies
asset classes into
core (domestic
equities, treasury bonds, inflation - linked bonds, foreign developed
equity, emerging markets
equity, real estate domestic, foreign and emerging markets, bonds, TIPS and REITs) and non-
core (domestic corporate bonds, high - yield bonds, tax - exempt bonds,
asset - backed securities, foreign bonds, hedge funds, leveraged buyouts, and venture capital), explains the reasons why investors should favour the former and stay clear of the latter.
So, while we retain at our
core an
equity bias, we nonetheless have the freedom to invest the portfolio across multiple
asset classes, geographies, industries and currencies.
As with global fixed income and
equity markets, the
core asset classes represent a wide array of return forecasts over the next 10 years.
Home country bias or no, Canadian
equities remain the
core asset class for domestic investors, in both registered plans and taxable ones.
The indices used for each
asset class are:
core real estate, NCREIF Property Index, listed REITs, FTSE NAREIT
Equity REITs Index; government bonds, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Treasury Master; corporate bonds Baa - rated, Barclays US Aggregate Corporate Intermediate; large - capitalization stocks, Russell 1000 index; small - cap stocks, Russell 2000 Index; commodities, S&P GSCI Commodity Index.
Private
core real estate is much less volatile, and its correlations are considerably lower to
equities and every other
asset class.