Asset Allocation

STAY CAUTIOUS

May 1, 2020

STAY CAUTIOUS

  • No one knows how the global recession will play out
  • Profound changes occurring
  • Time to be prudent and cautious

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HAVE AT LEAST ONE ASSET THAT IS NOT CORRELATED TO THE STOCK MARKET

April 3, 2020

HAVE AT LEAST ONE ASSET THAT IS NOT CORRELATED TO THE STOCK MARKET

ADD SOME GOLD TO YOUR PORTFOLIO

    LARGE AND ESTABLISHED GOLD ETFS:

  • SPDR GOLD SHARES ETF (GLD)
  • ISHARES GOLD TRUST ETF (IAU)

    CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

  • 3 MONTH TREASURY BILLS AND OTHER TREASURY SECURITIES
  • CAN PURCHASE TREASURY SECURITIES DIRECTLY FROM U.S. TREASURY AT TREASURYDIRECT.GOV

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CHECK YOUR ALLOCATION TO STOCKS

February 21, 2020

CHECK YOUR ALLOCATION TO STOCKS

  • A big risk for pre-retirees and retirees is a major decline in retirement funds
  • Lack of time to make it up
  • More than one- third of baby boomers’ 401(k)s: +70% in stocks
  • Almost one-tenth of baby boomers’ 401(k)s:100% in stocks

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START PREPARING YOUR PORTFOLIO FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS

January 24, 2020

START PREPARING YOUR PORTFOLIO FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS

Market leaders of one decade are frequently laggards of next and vice versa

2010s MARKET LEADERS
(12/31/2009-12/31/2019)

    U.S. Stock Market:

  • Large (S&P 500) +256.4%
  • Mid (S&P 400) +230.6%
  • Small (Russell 2000) +205.5%

    • NETFLIX +4000%

2010s MARKET LAGGARDS
(12/31/2009-12/31/2019)

  • Emerging Markets (MSCI Emerging Markets Index) +48.3%
  • Brazil (Ibovespa) -26.9% (USD)
  • Gold +38.9%
  • U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) + 39.2%
    Commodities:

  • S&P GSCI -16.9%
  • West Texas Intermediate (WTI) – 23.1%

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REMEMBER TO REBALANCE INTO OUT OF FAVOR SECTORS

September 28, 2019
REMEMBER TO REBALANCE INTO OUT OF FAVOR SECTORS.

  • U.S. growth stocks, mega-caps, in particular, have dominated markets and portfolios for years
  • Their powerful performance means they have outsized positions in indexes and portfolios
  • Out of favor groups like small caps, cyclical stocks, value, and emerging markets have been beaten down and in many cases are selling at the lowest relative values to large-cap growth since the financial crisis
  • Divergence in valuations has created an opportunity not seen in years, to take some profits from overvalued large-cap growth and add to these unpopular and undervalued sectors

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