The 60-40 portfolio is one of the most popular portfolio asset allocation for long term investors. Even for those who want to start out with equity investing. The popular old version of the 60-40 portfolio is that you invest 60% of money into equity for capital appreciation and 40% in fixed income for reducing volatility […]
There are no permanent winners – a chart
See this image/chart posted on Twitter by Neil Borate of LiveMint. They call it the Asset Allocation Quilt. What I am taking out of here? No permanent winners in investing except Asset Allocation and Rebalancing. You can focus on picking the winning investments (easier said than done). Or, you can focus on allocating the right […]
Inflation is back
While the government numbers have just started to show up the rise in inflation, you and I know that it actually creeped in a long time back. “When vegetables and fruits sell per piece instead of per kilo.” This is not just an India phenomenon but almost everywhere. The recent US inflation number at 6.8% […]