Generally, the asset allocation of each fund will change on an annual basis
with the asset allocation becoming more conservative as the fund nears the target retirement date.
Not exact matches
Of late, global investors have
become more discerning in their investment selection and
asset allocation processes,
with more emphasis on fundamental factors.
In the
asset allocation piece, this has
become a portfolio tilted towards small companies and value,
with a wodge of reits, and the bond
allocation has suddenly acquired TIPs.
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management's Global Investment Committee (GIC), a group of seasoned investment professionals
with whom I meet regularly to review the economic and political environment and
asset allocation models for Wealth Management clients, believes deflation fears have gone too far and have
become too embedded in both investor psyches and market structures.
These books will help you
become acquainted
with concepts like
asset allocation, diversification, risk tolerance, stock valuation, and more.
Also, the now mainstream investment
becomes more correlated
with risk
assets generally, because the actions of institutional investors chasing past returns is common to much of what qualifies for
asset allocation.
Target date funds are funds that has an
asset allocation mix that is constantly changing —
becoming more conservative as the target date (usually aimed to coincide
with a retirement date) gets closer.
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.
However, even this role is fast
becoming disrupted
with robo - advisers offering automated
asset allocation strategies and ETF selection for a fraction of the cost.
Our Age - Based Strategy includes portfolios that are managed according to the beneficiary's birth year
with the
asset allocation automatically
becoming more conservative as the beneficiary nears college age.