Build
a spreadsheet with your asset allocation, calculate what percentage each account represents of the whole portfolio.
Not exact matches
Keeping track of the
asset allocation and rebalancing
with 10 funds rather than five will require some skill
with a
spreadsheet.
I've built a
spreadsheet with the targeted
asset allocations that I'm comfortable
with, based on my research and personal opinion on the topic.
I have pre-programmed the
spreadsheet with the three versions Global Couch Potato, as well as the ING Direct Streetwise Balanced Fund, which has the same
asset allocation.
With that in mind, we'll now add another $ 1,000 to the portfolio and rebalance it according to our original
asset allocation — 20 % bonds, 20 % Canadian stocks, 30 % US stocks and 30 % international stocks — using this rebalancing
spreadsheet.
The actual
spreadsheet is color - coded to match up
with the Comprehensive
Asset Allocation Software