Welcome back. Today marks the end of our blog series on Asset Allocation. Hopefully, you’ve learned a number of vital skills that will help you in establishing a functional and profitable investment portfolio.
If nothing else, you should have realised the profundity of the principle that no investment exists solely in a vacuum. Rather, each one has to be considered in conjunction with the investments that support it or hinder it.
When a portfolio is assembled such that all of the investments support and advance one another, you have a strong portfolio that will see you into the future with great success.
If, however, your investments are not properly allocated, they will work against each other and bring one another down, resulting in a legacy of long term losses for your investment portfolio.
Asset Allocation Overview
Let’s briefly review on what we’ve covered so far during this Asset Allocation series. First of all we established the importance of analysing the risks versus the return for any type of investment that you intend to make. A proper assortment of high risk ventures next to stable investments will ensure that you always have a buffer of income protecting you.
Further, it pays to question the validity of the analysts at times. Never rely one a single method of analysis; they should be just as diverse as your investments.
Next up, you should invest with both your long term and your short term goals in mind. These goals should match up with your investment decisions accordingly.
Starting early is one of the best things you can do. The earlier in life you start assembling a portfolio, the more time you’ll have to develop a truly diverse assortment of investments that will serve you well in any situation.
Lastly, don’t just speculate. If you have a new idea for how to arrange your portfolio so that it will be better allocated, act upon it! You’ll never know how well something will work unless you experiment now and then.
That about covers it, I hope you have enjoyed the Asset Allocation series. Join us next week, when we start a new series on investing in gold.
Until then, happy trading!
Sean Rasmussen
The Bullhunters Guide
Universal Wealth Creation © 2004 – 2009
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Hi Sean,
I learned a lot from reading about asset allocation. I need to build a portfolio that has a balance of both high risk, high reward stocks with some very safe, low risk investments.
It’s all about not having all your eggs in one basket and taking action. You need to assess your portfolio to make sure it’s delivering the results you want.
This has been a very beneficial series for me and a good reminder to be looking at every segment of my investment portfolio in relationship to each other to make sure it is well balanced.
I can see that I need to make some improvements and focus in on some longer term strategies. I also need to change the way I trade now that we are in a bear market.
Thank you.