These «new» dynamic asset allocation models have no effect on the «old»
static model allocations, strategy, fund picks, or anything else.
They usually don't generate enough revenue to make it practical to spend a lot of time doing «real work,»
so model allocations are the best way to not do hardly any work, yet still achieve desired results.
For those the like to compare things properly, if you'd invested $ 10,000 in the
same Model allocation funded with benchmark indices since inception of 1/1/99, then you'd have around $ 28,420, vs. $ 44,149 in our Fee - Based Model; which is a 55 % difference.
The answers will be in their returns, which so far, are just similar to our Index Fund Models, which are bad when compared to our actively
managed Model Allocations.
For example, if there is a rally in Technology stocks the previous quarter, and the current month is a rebalancing month, then the percentage you're holding in the tech asset class will be more than recommended in the
portfolio model allocation weighting.
One just uses an Investment Fact Finder to determine Investment Risk Tolerance, invests according to the
corresponding model allocation, and rebalances quarterly.
That means rebalancing your portfolio at least once a year, by selling some of the assets that have done best — and exceeded
their model allocation — and buying more of your laggards.
For instance, if your investment goal is to save for your retirement over the next 20 years and you can tolerate a relatively high degree of market volatility,
a model allocation might suggest that you put a large percentage of your investment dollars in stocks, and allocate a smaller percentage to bonds and cash alternatives.
To achieve
the model allocation, the committee recommends specific ETFs for the 50 % U.S. equity part of the portfolio:
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These model allocations work for all methods of doing business: We have Fee - Based (where mutual fund front - end loads are waived), no - load mutual funds / Index funds / ETFs / and all front - end loaded mutual fund models.
You'd just buy investments in the proportions given in
the model allocation.
For example, if you spend a few minutes a day maintaining the returns, then if a client calls and wants to know ballpark how the portfolio is doing, you can just pull out
their model allocation and give them the answer in seconds.
• This market timing calculator is hard - wired into the Model Portfolios, so you'll have to buy
the model allocations to get this investing tool.
That means rebalancing your portfolio at least once a year, by selling some of the assets that have done best — and exceeded
their model allocation — and buying more of your laggards.
This new financial planner starter kit substitutes the Integrated Financial Planner (IFP) with Comprehensive Asset Allocation Software in place of Dual RWR, the Cash Flow Projector, and
the Model Allocations.
Once you compare, you'll see that
these model allocations have probably done better than just 3 % over a time frame longer than five years compared to what you have now.
Then you can compare the asset allocations, the returns, and the differences in returns, between
the model allocations and the actual portfolio held.
So if you're using
the model allocations, you very much need to pay attention to rebalancing to get most of the benefits of asset allocation.
Our Fee - Based Moderate Model's alpha is based on the same Model funded with appropriate benchmark indices, and is calculated and displayed on the second sheet to the right of the asset allocation calculator demo (this sheet is also pasted into the Word docx in
the Model Allocation demo).
There are no mutual funds with redemption fees (B - shares) used in any of
the model allocations, so there are no selling commissions assumed here.