That still doesn't answer the question, «What
is the best asset allocation for you?»
6 What
's the best asset allocation for my age?
Not exact matches
Now that we have a suggested
asset allocation for the start of 2012, we can discuss for what type of investor that
allocation is best suited.
JPMorgan thinks the
best strategy from an
asset allocation perspective
is to prepare for the inevitable shift into a late - cycle environment.
«The
best advice we can give investors
is to stay with your long - term, normal
allocation across the equity
asset classes,» she said.
I thought that your advice for
asset allocation for
better wealth management could
be useful for me to know.
If you've
been on the site for awhile, you have a head start because we've already discussed the importance of a discipline known as
asset allocation, which involves selecting among different
asset classes to build a
well - balanced portfolio that can weather different economic environments, tax regimes, global conditions, inflation or deflation, and a host of other variables that history has shown will fluctuate over time.
We believe U.S. Small Cap Equities would
be a
good asset class to take toward long - term target
allocations.
But for the more liquidity - focused part of an
asset allocation strategy, now may
be a
good time for short - duration products.
I guess this
is also relevant since it may shake up your
asset allocation as
well.
thanks, and yes, a pittance of a pension and regular checkups keep us on budget and head off any problems —
best decision i ever made (financial or otherwise)
was serving our country doing search - and - rescue, oil and chemical spill remediation, etc. (you can guess the branch of service)-- along the way, frugal living, along with dollar - cost averaging,
asset allocation, and diversification allowed us to retire early — Vanguard has
been very
good over the years, despite the Dot Bomb, 2002, and the recession (where we actually came out
better with a modest but bargain retirement home purchase)... it
's not easy building additional «legs» on a retirement platform, but now that we
're here, cash, real estate, investments and insurance products, along with a small pension all help to avoid any real dependence on social security (we won't even need it at full retirement age)-- however, like nearly everybody, we
're headed for Medicare in several years, albeit with a nice supplemental and pharmacy benefits — but our main concern
is staying fit, active, and healthy!
But for the more liquidity - focused part of an
asset allocation strategy, now may
be a
good time to consider investment - grade short - duration products.
Despite
being highly correlated, gold miners
are not a
good substitute for physical gold from an
asset allocation perspective.
While I understood
asset allocation well enough, it
was hard to ignore all the «easy» gains that people
were making on internet stocks»
What we
were really providing investors
was a level of discipline that few individual investors can muster over time — by adopting a long term
asset allocation strategy and using low cost investment vehicles, our long term performance
was always going to
be better than the average individual investor who tends to time markets and chase performance, with little understanding of the costs they
are incurring.
Choosing your
best asset allocation is not as simple as it might seem.
blooom
is a Registered Investment Adviser with the SEC, and aims to scale fiduciary
best practices on low fees, and appropriate
asset allocation and diversification, to millions of Americans who have no access to a financial advisor.
Furthermore, the
allocation to this
asset sub-class may
be best fulfilled through a balanced portfolio of different startups.
We think the solution
is to diversify return - seeking
allocations with
assets that may perform
well in a variety of conditions.
The «can I sleep
well at night» test
is the same one my husband and I use to determine our stock / bond
asset allocation.
The bottom line: Investors
are being offered
better returns for taking risk in the low - return landscape, and a portfolio
allocation to a broader, diversified mix of
assets — including alternatives, global equities and emerging market (EM)
assets — can potentially help improve returns, in our view.
Now
is a
good time to reassess your
asset allocation if you aren't in an investment that does this for you, such as a target date fund.
In the last trailing year, the
best performing
Asset Allocation ETFs ETF
was the COMT at 22.27 %.
Once you've decided how much you can comfortably invest each month and what type of
asset allocation is best for you, execute your plan without fail.
Now that I have decided on an Assest
Allocation, my next project
is to research
Asset Location and how to
best split these between a taxable account and tax deferred / free account.
«Over the last few months, sentiment about fixed income has flipped dramatically: from a favored investment destination that
is deemed to benefit from exceptional support from central banks, to an
asset class experiencing large outflows, negative returns and reduced standing as an anchor of a
well - diversified
asset allocation.»
In our latest check - in, Lisa Emsbo - Mattingly, Fidelity
's director of
asset allocation research, explains that a healthy economic picture doesn't mean it
's a
good time to take on more risk.
Back then, when I asked this top producer how to become successful, he answered (and I
'm paraphrasing here to the
best of my memory) that I should not waste any more than 10 to 15 minutes making
asset allocation decisions once I closed on a large account.
I think we
're due for a correction and I
'm sure we'll have one in a year or two but as long as you have a solid
asset allocation set up and can weather the drops, an investor will come out
better off once things clear up and the stock market starts rising again especially if you keep buying on the way down.
If that
's the case then the portfolio
's asset allocation reflects the fact that you can take more risk on the equity side — in the hope of
better returns — as long as you
're not banking on those returns to enable you to live.
Now would
be a
good time to briefly mention the
asset allocation of my investments — the underlying classes of investments compromising our total portfolio.
In my personal portfolios (and my benchmark Sleepy Portfolio), I have allocated 5 % of the total value to REITs but don't have a
good rationale for that specific number (other than it
is the minimum
allocation to any
asset class in the portfolio).
If you
're really strict with your
asset allocation and you say, «
Well, I want to have really a 60/40.»
The answer to this question has a meaningful impact upon our
asset allocation, on the ideal mix of stocks versus bonds that we think
is best to own in the portfolio.
It
's a
good idea to make sure (no matter the market) to adjust your
asset allocation so that it includes a balance of stocks, bonds and cash investments.
If your basic
asset allocation is sound, this seems like a
good time to turn off your news devices and pick up a
good summer novel!
As in my tweet above, that very
well could
be asset allocators with low stock
allocations that conclude that they need to chase the rally.
Yet, if you had an
asset allocation that included 65 % stocks and 35 % bonds, your overall investment returns would have
been better than the all stock portfolio - although still in negative territory.
Such timing
is a difficult in reality, and you'll often
be better investing monthly through the highs and the lows for average returns, or rebalancing according to pre-set
asset allocations.
The basis for both dynamic withdrawals and dynamic
asset allocation are well grounded in the historical data, and these methods survive out of sample testing.
As most of the investment research suggests, the investor
is better off setting an
asset allocation, in line with one's age and risk tolerance, and sticking with it.
I will mention that
good asset allocation is based upon the modern portfolio theory (or MPT for short), using indexed based funds, buy - and - hold, and minimizing expenses.
To me,
good asset allocation is the most important thing you can do to ensure long - term success.
This group of investment professionals
is responsible for constructing investment guidance and
asset allocation guidelines, as
well as developing the firm's expectations for long - term capital market returns.
● Portfolio Construction for Today's Markets: A practitioner's guide to the essentials of
asset allocation By Russ Koesterich Summary via publisher (Harriman House) For most of the past 50 years the simplest
asset allocation solution
was often the
best.
Understanding the PE Ratio Most investors
are best suited to invest in a diversified portfolio of index funds in an
asset allocation in line with their risk tolerance.
Creating a proper
asset allocation is the first,
best step toward becoming a successful investor.
This active investing strategy keeps your
asset allocations in the proportions you deem
best and
is a systematic way of selling high and buying low.
Remember, you
're already far
better off than the vast majority of investors because you selected an
asset allocation with your eyes wide open to its historical returns and volatility, so you can rest easily knowing that you made a
well - educated decision.
@ Sam,
Asset allocation with index funds has so much research in it
's favor, long term, you will
be better off than most.