Muscular Investing June 29, 2019 at 05:00 AM
The Ideal Index Portfolio is intended to give you a relatively aggressive allocation to equities, evenly split between US and international stocks. • That risk-on strategy gave Ideal a slightly better four-decade performance than the S&P 500 (including dividends)... Read More
Muscular Investing June 27, 2019 at 11:00 PM
The Gone Fishin’ Portfolio, like many so-called Lazy Portfolios, is promoted as requiring no changes over the years, no matter how bad the market gets... Read More
Muscular Investing June 25, 2019 at 11:00 PM
The Coffeehouse Portfolio is so named not because you buy Starbucks, but because the strategy is so simple you could set it up in a coffee shop. • The formula holds seven assets at all times, with 40% in US stocks, 20% in REITs and non-US stocks, and 40% in bonds... Read More
Muscular Investing June 20, 2019 at 05:00 AM
The Nano Portfolio includes a significant exposure to global stocks, which is a healthy reminder that we shouldn’t put all our eggs in one US basket. • The strategy is called ‘nano’ (ultrasmall) because it holds only FIVE assets — fewer than other Lazy Portfolios... Read More
Muscular Investing June 18, 2019 at 05:00 AM
If you own 12 ETFs in equal weights at all times, you’re probably following the 7Twelve strategy, which holds more assets than other Lazy Portfolios. • The extra asset classes give 7Twelve some exposure to commodities and natural resources, which competing portfolios lack... Read More
Muscular Investing June 13, 2019 at 04:00 AM
You can boost the gains of the so-called Coward’s Portfolio (aka the Smart Money Portfolio) by adding one easy tweak, but watch out — there’s a catch. • The strategy is not really for scaredy-cats but for people who don’t like surprises in their investments... Read More
Muscular Investing June 11, 2019 at 05:00 AM
An investing fad called ‘Lazy Portfolios’ took hold in the 1990s. Just allocate fixed percentages of your money to every asset out there, it said. • Diversification is good, but these strategies seriously lag the S&P 500. And they’re risky, crashing almost as badly as the index... Read More
