Not exact matches
For a certain minority of investors, there are
different types of exotic
asset classes that can fit
into an
asset allocation portfolio model, including things like private equity and managed futures.
These simulations take
into account the volatility that a variety of
asset allocations might experience under
different market conditions.
Furthermore, individual
asset classes can be sub-divided
into sectors (for example, if the
asset allocation model calls for 40 % of the total portfolio to be invested in stocks, the portfolio manager may recommend
different allocations within the field of stocks, such as recommending a certain percentage in large - cap, mid-cap, banking, manufacturing, etc..)
Asset Allocation — The process of putting your finances
into different forms of
assets to get the most reward for an acceptable amount of risk.
I could go
into a detailed breakdown of what
asset allocation is and what their
different investment options are but most of the time I don't.
You can trick yourself
into accepting a higher risk portfolio, and
asset allocation is only approximate at best (the difference may be behind the extra return seen, but really, is 60:40 meaningfully
different from 76:24?
These simulations take
into account the volatility that a typical target date
asset allocation might experience under
different market conditions.