In periods building up to stock market highs, people on even conservative investment forums begin discussing the so - called prudence of a 100
percent equity asset allocation, suddenly thinking they have no business investing in bonds or maintaining reasonable cash reserves.
In fact, if you look at the
current equity asset allocation of the fund, about 70 % of the portfolio is in large caps and the rest in mid caps and small caps.
Ken Faulkenberry presents The Best
Value Equity Asset Allocation Strategies posted at Arbor Asset Allocation Model Portfolio (AAAMP) Blog, saying, «Examining the best value asset allocation strategies will help investors develop a successful investment management system.»
«To date, there have been limited ETF solutions for investors who value ESG principles, yet want to assemble a
full equity asset allocation framework.
If
your equity asset allocation is sufficiently high that some of your equity assets would be held in tax - advantaged accounts, then they would be invested in Roth accounts, if you have Roth account assets.
If I can find an abundance of stocks that meet my margin of safety requirements then I might raise
my equity asset allocation to 65 % (or higher).
This allowed me to increase
my equity asset allocation and buy stocks at bargain prices.
This is how to control investment portfolio losses: decide what your probable maximum loss is and choose
an equity asset allocation that is consistent with your decision!
If valuations are high and bargains are scarce I may lower
my equity asset allocation to 25 % (or lower).
In other words, I change
my equity asset allocation based on valuations.
It's been well documented that most passive investors will over-weight their home country when planning
their equity asset allocation.
Many investors fret about the small details when it comes to how to divvy up
their equity asset allocations.