It's best to
think of the asset allocation tools as an unemotional machine, and just do what it says to do.
1)
Think of asset allocation at four levels — asset class, geography, business sector and company size.
Not exact matches
The head
of BMO Investments
thinks the 60/40
asset allocation ratio (holding 60 % stocks, 40 % bonds for younger investors; the reverse for retirees) is outdated.
There is a «mental model
of what people
think rates will go to, and for a lot
of people it is 5 %,» says Russ Koesterich, head
of asset allocation for the Global Allocation team at investing giant BlackR
allocation for the Global
Allocation team at investing giant BlackR
Allocation team at investing giant BlackRock (blk).
Using these different types
of bonds with a corresponding disciplined investment process that includes periodic rebalancing to a well
thought out
asset allocation reduces your risks even further.
Instead, when building your portfolio, first
think carefully about economic conditions, then make your
asset allocation decision and after that, head to the back
of the store.
In short, given the increased concerns
of global growth slowing, oil price instability, the potential Brexit, and U.S. election, we
think owning gold as part
of a diversified
asset allocation continues to be a sound approach.
We
think the solution is to diversify return - seeking
allocations with
assets that may perform well in a variety
of conditions.
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.
«I
Think Rob Bennett Did Provide An Important Contribution in Terms
of Describing a Way for P / E10 to Guide
Asset Allocation for Long - Term Conservative Investors.
During the signup process the SeedInvest platform also guides users through a series
of questions about their current investment portfolio and
asset allocation to help investors
think through the most appropriate investment strategy for approaching early - stage investments.
You absolutely have the ability to manage your own portfolio using the
asset allocation methods
of respected financial experts, and it's a lot easier than you may
think!
If you start changing your
asset mix every time you
think stock prices are ready to rise or fall — pouring more money into equities to capitalize on upswings, selling to avoid downturns — you've abandoned the concept
of asset allocation and turned investing into a guessing game.
Absent that, we don't believe there's any reason to
think about changing your
asset allocation in anticipation
of a specific event.
With lower taxes high on new U.S. President Donald Trump's to - do list, investors may well wonder if it's time to adjust their
asset allocations to take advantage
of conditions popularly
thought to benefit equities.
Answering your more general question, what do I
think of this particular Price / Earnings based ratio as a way to signal
asset allocation change i.e. Valuation Informed Investing?
Many investors buy units
of asset allocation mutual funds because they
think these funds provide an easy and profitable way to diversify between stocks, bonds and cash equivalents.
Full application
of investment capabilities including
asset allocation (across credit, interest rate and geography), stock selection and risk management, with top - down
thinking driving portfolio construction.
Given that US equity is a significant chunk
of my
asset allocation, I do
think having a lower MER matters.
I
think there could be infinite sets
of portfolios because is infinite collection
of asset selections and percentage
allocation and no one can really draw the efficient frontier so this is the imaginary shape and no one can sure if efficient frontier is half
of hyperbola.
The other advantage
of thinking about
asset allocation first is that it gives you a road map to selecting funds.
When deciding how much
of your portfolio should be hedged for currency risk, a good rule
of thumb is to
think about developing an
asset allocation and hedging «policy» at the same time.
I haven't seen anyone approach this question from an
asset allocation standpoint, but I
think it makes a lot
of sense.
I
think you can do better making your own
asset allocations, but that has little to do with the current round
of hand wringing in Washington.
And part
of that plan should be a proper
asset allocation, diversified portfolio,
thinking about how much you should be saving.
If you read Rob Bennett's stuff carefully, I
think he did provide an important contribution in terms
of describing a way for PE10 to guide
asset allocation for long - term conservative investors.
It kind
of depends on your time horizon —
think about it like
asset allocation and stock and bond mixes as you get older.
The only thing they might
think about doing during market panics is rebalancing their portfolios when their
asset allocation gets out
of whack.
Thinking about
asset allocation, what comes to my mind is the distribution
of different
asset classes in my portfolio: large - cap, small - cap, mid-cap, bonds, real estate, commodity, international, ect.
The
thinking is that including a small percentage
of your overall
asset allocation (from 5 % - 10 %) into these
assets can provide high potential returns with only a small impact on your portfolio if the risk becomes too great.
I
think it is critical for an investor to know what type
of financial products they own and what is their overall
asset allocation between bonds and stocks.
A financial planner or professional can help you
think through your risk tolerance and time horizon and then translate that into an
asset allocation — an example
of an
allocation is 60 percent stock, 30 percent bonds and 10 percent cash.
Either school
of thought will also have a major effect on
asset allocations.
All in all, I can
think of no compelling reason to deviate from your normal
asset allocation in either direction.
JA: I would imagine, if you would take a look at the
asset allocation of men versus women in that study, which I don't
think they do, they just take a look at the rate
of return.
My
thinking was that bitcoins are clearly a long - term investment and by using my
asset allocation model, I could provide room for them as part
of my alternative investment
allocation.
My
thought with the bond
allocation is to put it on auto - pilot as much as possible, and focus my efforts on generating alpha in the risk
asset part
of the portfolio.On a broader point, I
think you are right about offering this, because I
think most people are looking for a «total solutions» provider.
«We
think plan participants and sponsors alike will welcome this option because each participant's
assets are transferred directly into an age - appropriate, well - diversified fund -
of - funds that automatically adjusts the
allocation as the retirement date nears,» Anderson said.
I
think all readers
of the blog benefited from seeing Reader J's
thought process and the reasons behind his
asset allocation.
My
thoughts on
asset allocation is that it is a marriage
of two concepts:
I
think visually seeing the breakdown
of your
asset allocation is powerful.
And aside from all that, I
think (unlike Jack) that unhedged foreign bonds are a core part
of asset allocation, especially if used tactically.
If you
think about the four steps
of managing capital,
asset allocation, manager selection, portfolio construction and security selection, security selection which is what gets all the air time on CNBC, etc..
So,
thinking about the endowment model, and you've been a practitioner
of kind
of asset allocation sort
of ideas that are very heavy in what most would consider alternatives.
If you
think this is you, then please take extra time to better understand the ins and outs
of investing and
asset allocation so that you prevent yourself from making a big mistake like I did!
The reason Investment Dollar Cost Averaging is so popular, is because it's a proven sales technique, most investors don't understand
asset allocation, and so when they
think of «the market,» they're only
thinking about the U.S. stock market (S&P 500 type stocks).
Hi RIT, I
thought you were mostly an index tracking
asset allocation kind
of guy?
Not only could you replicate the advisor portfolio with low - cost index funds in terms
of asset allocation and diversification, but you could also own many
of those same advisor funds on a no - load basis if you really
thought they were superior.
Since my recent posts discussing my own
asset allocation and my
thoughts on Treasury bonds vs. Vanguard's Total Bond Market Fund, I've gotten a steady stream
of emails about
asset allocation — especially for retirees or soon - to - be retirees.