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Investors may want to think about taking a percentage of their U.S. core bond fund exposure and allocating it to a hedged international bond market index fund, such as the iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF (IAGG).

Investors may want to think about taking a percentage of their U.S. core bond fund exposure and allocating it to a hedged international bond market index fund, such as the iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF (IAGG).

Not exact matches

Continuing with the example just above, there are index funds that mimic the U.S. stock market, international stock markets, and the U.S. bond market.

Which all goes back to my point — since companies change in a lot of unpredictable ways, it makes more sense for passive income to just ride the market by investing in a Total Domestic Stock Market, Total Bond Market, and Total International index funds, with allocations that depend on your goals and time homarket by investing in a Total Domestic Stock Market, Total Bond Market, and Total International index funds, with allocations that depend on your goals and time hoMarket, Total Bond Market, and Total International index funds, with allocations that depend on your goals and time hoMarket, and Total International index funds, with allocations that depend on your goals and time horizon.

Each fund invests in Vanguard's broadest index funds, giving you access to thousands of U.S. and international stocks and bonds, including exposure to the major market sectors and segments.

Here are some examples: You can own a mid-size company index; a small company index; an international index; an emerging market index (think Third World countries); a government bond index; a corporate bond index; a real estate index fund and on and on.

I plan: 5 % — swing for the fences 10 % — save for big blue chip bargain buys that pop up throughout the year 10 % — VNQ, other than our primary residence, I have no exposure to RE, so this should help with that 15 % — VXUS, international index exposure 60 % — VTI, total stock market index (as I get older, I will be also adding BND or a bond fund, but at 32, I'm working on building equities!)

To get the mix you need, Prior recommends a total U.S. stock - market index fund, a total international stock market index fund, and an index fund that buys a broad sampling of U-S and international bonds.

I ended up going with a portfolio that took advantage of Vanguard Admiral Shares... VTSAX — Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Admiral Shares — 40 % VSMAX — Vanguard Small - Cap Index Fund Admiral Shares — 10 % VTIAX — Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund Admiral Shares — 35 % VGSLX — Vanguard REIT Index Fund Admiral Shares — 10 % VBTLX — Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares — 5 %

From the Bogleheads» 3 - fund page: «For example, one could use Total Stock Market ETF (VTI), Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund (VXUS) for international, and Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND).&rafund page: «For example, one could use Total Stock Market ETF (VTI), Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund (VXUS) for international, and Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF International Stock Index Fund (VXUS) for international, and Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND).&raFund (VXUS) for international, and Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF international, and Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND).»

There are index funds for international stocks (covering the developed countries), emerging markets (Southeast Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe), small company stocks, real estate stocks, bonds, and other types of investments.

Yes, I like having the past on my side, but my own portfolio is a combination of over 12,000 stocks (through index funds)-- approximately half in stocks, half in bonds, half in growth, half in value, half in large, half in small, half in international, half in U.S. half in buy and hold and half in market timing.

Q; I follow your recommended Vanguard portfolios and wonder what you think about the recent addition of two International Bond funds — the Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and the Emerging Markets Government Index Fund?

Vanguard Total Bond Index Fund Vanguard Total International Index Fund Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund

I park the initial contribution and the CESG in a money market fund, which I then liquidate and buy four funds according to my asset allocation target (TD Canadian Bond Index eFund: 20 %, TD Canadian Index eFund: 20 %, TD US Index eFund: 35 %, TD International Index eFund: 25 %).

While I have no problem with going all - index — a total U.S. stock market fund for broad domestic stock exposure, a total U.S. bond market fund for your bond stake and a total international fund if you want to include foreign shares in your asset mix — I don't contend you would be totally undermining your investing efforts if you throw in the occasional actively managed fund, provided it has low expenses.

Vanguard has also extended its bond index and ETF lineup, introducing Vanguard Short - Term Inflation - Protected Securities Fund in 2012; Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund / ETF and Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund / ETF in 2013; Vanguard Tax - Exempt Bond Index Fund / ETF in 2015; and Vanguard Total Corporate ETF in 2bond index and ETF lineup, introducing Vanguard Short - Term Inflation - Protected Securities Fund in 2012; Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund / ETF and Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund / ETF in 2013; Vanguard Tax - Exempt Bond Index Fund / ETF in 2015; and Vanguard Total Corporate ETF in index and ETF lineup, introducing Vanguard Short - Term Inflation - Protected Securities Fund in 2012; Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund / ETF and Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund / ETF in 2013; Vanguard Tax - Exempt Bond Index Fund / ETF in 2015; and Vanguard Total Corporate ETF in 2Bond Index Fund / ETF and Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund / ETF in 2013; Vanguard Tax - Exempt Bond Index Fund / ETF in 2015; and Vanguard Total Corporate ETF in Index Fund / ETF and Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund / ETF in 2013; Vanguard Tax - Exempt Bond Index Fund / ETF in 2015; and Vanguard Total Corporate ETF in 2Bond Index Fund / ETF in 2013; Vanguard Tax - Exempt Bond Index Fund / ETF in 2015; and Vanguard Total Corporate ETF in Index Fund / ETF in 2013; Vanguard Tax - Exempt Bond Index Fund / ETF in 2015; and Vanguard Total Corporate ETF in 2Bond Index Fund / ETF in 2015; and Vanguard Total Corporate ETF in Index Fund / ETF in 2015; and Vanguard Total Corporate ETF in 2017.

My advice: Purchase a total U.S. stock market index fund, a total international stock index fund and a total bond market fund.

Instead, you might anchor your portfolio with a total U.S. stock market index fund, a total international stock index fund and a total bond market index fund.

YOU CAN BUILD A GREAT PORTFOLIO with just three index funds: a U.S. total stock market fund, an international fund that buys both developed and emerging stock markets, and a high - quality U.S. bond fund.

The percentages of the Portfolio's assets allocated to each Underlying Fund are: Vanguard Total Bond Market II Index Fund 14 % Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund 5 % Vanguard Short - Term Inflation - Protected Securities Index Fund 6 % Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund 75 % Through its investment in Vanguard Total Bond Market II Index Fund, the Portfolio indirectly invests in a broadly diversified collection of securities that, in the aggregate, approximates the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index in terms of key risk factors and other characteristics.

I only invest in 3 types of index funds: Domestic stocks, International stocks, and total bond market.

As I've mentioned before, I use the simple 3 fund plan of US Domestic Stock — 500 Index Fund (VFINX), International Index Fund (FSIVX), and Total Bond Market (VBMFX) for my retirement accoufund plan of US Domestic Stock — 500 Index Fund (VFINX), International Index Fund (FSIVX), and Total Bond Market (VBMFX) for my retirement accouFund (VFINX), International Index Fund (FSIVX), and Total Bond Market (VBMFX) for my retirement accouFund (FSIVX), and Total Bond Market (VBMFX) for my retirement accounts.

According to Morningstar Direct, its top weights are 38.2 % of funds invested in Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund (VTSMX), 25.7 % in Vanguard Total Bond Market II Index Fund (VTBIX), 25.2 % in Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund (VTSNX) and 11 % in Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund (VTIBX).

While the new Total International Bond Index Fund is, overall, fairly similar to the domestic Total Bond Market Index Fund, Vanguard's new Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund is an entirely different beast due to its level of credit risk and its corresponding yield.

To check I wasn't missing something, I set out to do apples - to - apples comparisons among index funds in four highly competitively segments of the indexing market: large - cap U.S. stocks, total U.S. stock market, total international stock market and total U.S. bond market.

You can get pretty much cover all the sectors of the stock and bond markets with just two or three broad index funds or ETFs: a total U.S. stock market index fund, a total bond market index fund and a total international stock market index fund.

For example, by combining just three funds — a total U.S. stock market index fund, a total international stock index fund and a total U.S. bond market index fund (or their ETF counterparts)-- you have the foundation for a broadly diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds that can get you to and through retirement.

ie: 60 % — Vanguard Tot Stock Idx 30 % — Vanguard Total International Stock Index 10 % — Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund

Traditional IRA: $ 40,000 Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund $ 20,000 Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund $ 90,000 Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund

Taxable account: $ 20,000 Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund $ 15,000 Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund $ 15,000 Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund

Each fund invests in Vanguard's broadest index funds, giving you access to thousands of U.S. and international stocks and bonds, including exposure to the major market sectors and segments.

The reported expense reductions include different classes of fund shares, such as Investor, Admiral ETF, Institutional, and Institutional Plus, for the 12 months ended Oct. 31, 2015; they also encompass seven fund categories — international stock index, international actively managed stock, international bond index, domestic stock index, domestic actively managed stock, target - risk and tax - exempt money market.

They've announced liquidation of their S&P 500 Index Fund, Small Cap Index Fund, International Equity Index Fund, Emerging Markets Fund, High Yield Bond Fund, Intermediate Bond Fund, Short - Term Bond Fund and Zebra Global Equity Fund (AZLAX).

Build a core portfolio of index funds — domestic stock, international stock, and bond index funds, for instance — and complement it with funds that have managers who you think can beat the market.

Traditional IRA: $ 60,000 Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund $ 45,000 Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund $ 45,000 Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund

I have a plan to get Admiral shares of Vanguard Total US Stock Market (ER of 0.06 %), then use the bond fund and international index fund in my 401 (k)(ERs of 0.04 % and 0.14 %) to round out my portfolio.

An investor with a 25 - year horizon might build a portfolio with index funds tracking U.S. stocks (20 %), Canadianstocks (20 %), international stocks (20 %) and the Canadian bond market (40 %).

I initiated a small position in a bond index fund and increased my exposure to international markets (by buying EFA).

My mutual fund portfolio consists of four mutual funds: a total US stock market index fund, a total international stock index fund, a total US bond market index fund, and (recently added) a total international bond market fund.

The percentages of the Portfolio's assets allocated to each Underlying Fund are: Vanguard ® Institutional Total Stock Market Index Fund 35 % Vanguard ® Total International Stock Index Fund 15 % Vanguard ® Total Bond Market II Index Fund 40 % Vanguard ® Total International Bond Index Fund 10 % Through its ownership of the two stock funds, the Portfolio indirectly owns primarily large - capitalization U.S. stocks and, to a lesser extent, mid - and small - capitalization U.S. stocks and internatInternational Stock Index Fund 15 % Vanguard ® Total Bond Market II Index Fund 40 % Vanguard ® Total International Bond Index Fund 10 % Through its ownership of the two stock funds, the Portfolio indirectly owns primarily large - capitalization U.S. stocks and, to a lesser extent, mid - and small - capitalization U.S. stocks and internatInternational Bond Index Fund 10 % Through its ownership of the two stock funds, the Portfolio indirectly owns primarily large - capitalization U.S. stocks and, to a lesser extent, mid - and small - capitalization U.S. stocks and internationalinternational stocks.

In early 2012, Vanguard will introduce two broadly diversified international bond funds, which are to be named: the Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and the Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Boninternational bond funds, which are to be named: the Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and the Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fbond funds, which are to be named: the Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and the Vanguard Emerging Markets Government BonInternational Bond Index Fund and the Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index FBond Index Fund and the Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index FBond Index Fund.

The percentages of the Portfolio's assets allocated to each Underlying Fund are: Vanguard ® Total Bond Market II Index Fund 60 % Vanguard ® Total International Bond Index Fund 15 % Vanguard ® Institutional Total Stock Market Index Fund 17.5 % Vanguard ® Total International Stock Index Fund 7.5 % Through its ownership of the two bond funds, the Portfolio indirectly holds a mix of bonds — including government, government agency, corporate, securitized non-U.S. investment - grade fixed income investments and international dollar - denominated bonds, as well as mortgage - backed and asset - backed securities — that represents a wide spectrum of public, investment - grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States and abroad, all with maturities of more than 1 yBond Market II Index Fund 60 % Vanguard ® Total International Bond Index Fund 15 % Vanguard ® Institutional Total Stock Market Index Fund 17.5 % Vanguard ® Total International Stock Index Fund 7.5 % Through its ownership of the two bond funds, the Portfolio indirectly holds a mix of bonds — including government, government agency, corporate, securitized non-U.S. investment - grade fixed income investments and international dollar - denominated bonds, as well as mortgage - backed and asset - backed securities — that represents a wide spectrum of public, investment - grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States and abroad, all with maturities of moreInternational Bond Index Fund 15 % Vanguard ® Institutional Total Stock Market Index Fund 17.5 % Vanguard ® Total International Stock Index Fund 7.5 % Through its ownership of the two bond funds, the Portfolio indirectly holds a mix of bonds — including government, government agency, corporate, securitized non-U.S. investment - grade fixed income investments and international dollar - denominated bonds, as well as mortgage - backed and asset - backed securities — that represents a wide spectrum of public, investment - grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States and abroad, all with maturities of more than 1 yBond Index Fund 15 % Vanguard ® Institutional Total Stock Market Index Fund 17.5 % Vanguard ® Total International Stock Index Fund 7.5 % Through its ownership of the two bond funds, the Portfolio indirectly holds a mix of bonds — including government, government agency, corporate, securitized non-U.S. investment - grade fixed income investments and international dollar - denominated bonds, as well as mortgage - backed and asset - backed securities — that represents a wide spectrum of public, investment - grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States and abroad, all with maturities of moreInternational Stock Index Fund 7.5 % Through its ownership of the two bond funds, the Portfolio indirectly holds a mix of bonds — including government, government agency, corporate, securitized non-U.S. investment - grade fixed income investments and international dollar - denominated bonds, as well as mortgage - backed and asset - backed securities — that represents a wide spectrum of public, investment - grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States and abroad, all with maturities of more than 1 ybond funds, the Portfolio indirectly holds a mix of bonds — including government, government agency, corporate, securitized non-U.S. investment - grade fixed income investments and international dollar - denominated bonds, as well as mortgage - backed and asset - backed securities — that represents a wide spectrum of public, investment - grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States and abroad, all with maturities of moreinternational dollar - denominated bonds, as well as mortgage - backed and asset - backed securities — that represents a wide spectrum of public, investment - grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States and abroad, all with maturities of more than 1 year.

The percentages of the Portfolio's assets allocated to each Underlying Fund are: Vanguard Total Bond Market II Index Fund 70 % Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund 17.50 % Vanguard Institutional Total Stock Market Index Fund 8.75 % Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund 3.75 % Through its investment in Vanguard Total Bond Market II Index Fund, the Portfolio indirectly invests in a broadly diversified collection of securities that, in the aggregate, approximates the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index in terms of key risk factors and other characteristics.

In fact, the right balance of four of our broadest index funds could give you a complete portfolio, with full exposure to U.S. and international stock and bond markets.

Schwab employs all index funds in these portfolios: large - cap index, small - cap index, international index, and bond market index.

Today, we have more than 60 unique funds that track indexes across the bond and stock markets, both U.S. and international, as well as sector - specific areas of the markets.

So if you have AFs that total up to being 50 % U.S. equity, 15 % international, and 35 % in bond funds; then buy 50 % of Vanguard Total Stock Market Index (VTSMX), 15 % of Vanguard Total International Stock Market Index Investor (VGTSX), and 35 % Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Inveinternational, and 35 % in bond funds; then buy 50 % of Vanguard Total Stock Market Index (VTSMX), 15 % of Vanguard Total International Stock Market Index Investor (VGTSX), and 35 % Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Investor (VBMbond funds; then buy 50 % of Vanguard Total Stock Market Index (VTSMX), 15 % of Vanguard Total International Stock Market Index Investor (VGTSX), and 35 % Vanguard Total Bond Market Index InveInternational Stock Market Index Investor (VGTSX), and 35 % Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Investor (VBMBond Market Index Investor (VBMFX).

Notes: U.S. stocks represented by Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index through April 2005, MSCI US Broad Market Index through June 2013 and CRSP US Total Market Index thereafter; emerging markets stocks are represented by MSCI Emerging Markets Index; REITs by FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Index; dividend stocks by Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index; commodities by S&P GSCI Commodity Index; high yield bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index; emerging markets bonds by Bloomberg Barclays EM USD Aggregate Index; investment - grade corporate bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Index; U.S. Treasury bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index; Hedge fund index by HFRI fund - weighted total return Index and international bonds by Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Bond IIndex through April 2005, MSCI US Broad Market Index through June 2013 and CRSP US Total Market Index thereafter; emerging markets stocks are represented by MSCI Emerging Markets Index; REITs by FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Index; dividend stocks by Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index; commodities by S&P GSCI Commodity Index; high yield bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index; emerging markets bonds by Bloomberg Barclays EM USD Aggregate Index; investment - grade corporate bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Index; U.S. Treasury bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index; Hedge fund index by HFRI fund - weighted total return Index and international bonds by Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Bond IIndex through June 2013 and CRSP US Total Market Index thereafter; emerging markets stocks are represented by MSCI Emerging Markets Index; REITs by FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Index; dividend stocks by Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index; commodities by S&P GSCI Commodity Index; high yield bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index; emerging markets bonds by Bloomberg Barclays EM USD Aggregate Index; investment - grade corporate bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Index; U.S. Treasury bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index; Hedge fund index by HFRI fund - weighted total return Index and international bonds by Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Bond IIndex thereafter; emerging markets stocks are represented by MSCI Emerging Markets Index; REITs by FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Index; dividend stocks by Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index; commodities by S&P GSCI Commodity Index; high yield bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index; emerging markets bonds by Bloomberg Barclays EM USD Aggregate Index; investment - grade corporate bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Index; U.S. Treasury bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index; Hedge fund index by HFRI fund - weighted total return Index and international bonds by Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Bondmarkets stocks are represented by MSCI Emerging Markets Index; REITs by FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Index; dividend stocks by Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index; commodities by S&P GSCI Commodity Index; high yield bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index; emerging markets bonds by Bloomberg Barclays EM USD Aggregate Index; investment - grade corporate bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Index; U.S. Treasury bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index; Hedge fund index by HFRI fund - weighted total return Index and international bonds by Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD BondMarkets Index; REITs by FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Index; dividend stocks by Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index; commodities by S&P GSCI Commodity Index; high yield bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index; emerging markets bonds by Bloomberg Barclays EM USD Aggregate Index; investment - grade corporate bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Index; U.S. Treasury bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index; Hedge fund index by HFRI fund - weighted total return Index and international bonds by Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Bond IIndex; REITs by FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Index; dividend stocks by Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index; commodities by S&P GSCI Commodity Index; high yield bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index; emerging markets bonds by Bloomberg Barclays EM USD Aggregate Index; investment - grade corporate bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Index; U.S. Treasury bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index; Hedge fund index by HFRI fund - weighted total return Index and international bonds by Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Bond IIndex; dividend stocks by Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index; commodities by S&P GSCI Commodity Index; high yield bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index; emerging markets bonds by Bloomberg Barclays EM USD Aggregate Index; investment - grade corporate bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Index; U.S. Treasury bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index; Hedge fund index by HFRI fund - weighted total return Index and international bonds by Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Bond IIndex; commodities by S&P GSCI Commodity Index; high yield bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index; emerging markets bonds by Bloomberg Barclays EM USD Aggregate Index; investment - grade corporate bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Index; U.S. Treasury bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index; Hedge fund index by HFRI fund - weighted total return Index and international bonds by Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Bond IIndex; high yield bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index; emerging markets bonds by Bloomberg Barclays EM USD Aggregate Index; investment - grade corporate bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Index; U.S. Treasury bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index; Hedge fund index by HFRI fund - weighted total return Index and international bonds by Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Bond IIndex; emerging markets bonds by Bloomberg Barclays EM USD Aggregate Index; investment - grade corporate bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Index; U.S. Treasury bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index; Hedge fund index by HFRI fund - weighted total return Index and international bonds by Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Bondmarkets bonds by Bloomberg Barclays EM USD Aggregate Index; investment - grade corporate bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Index; U.S. Treasury bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index; Hedge fund index by HFRI fund - weighted total return Index and international bonds by Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Bond IIndex; investment - grade corporate bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Index; U.S. Treasury bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index; Hedge fund index by HFRI fund - weighted total return Index and international bonds by Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Bond IIndex; U.S. Treasury bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index; Hedge fund index by HFRI fund - weighted total return Index and international bonds by Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Bond IIndex; Hedge fund index by HFRI fund - weighted total return Index and international bonds by Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Bond Iindex by HFRI fund - weighted total return Index and international bonds by Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Bond IIndex and international bonds by Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Bond IndexIndex.

A simple portfolio made up of three low - cost index funds — a U.S. total stock market fund, an international total stock market fund and a U.S. total bond market fund — will suffice.