Why not just put 20% of your portfolio into cash as your variable portfolio and 80% of your portfolio into a true PP? Then never mix the two.buddtholomew wrote:This is done.I Shrugged wrote: Is 3% VEU significant? Not in my way of thinking. Anything less than 5%, and maybe 10%, is just noise. Not trying to be mean, just saying it plainly.
25/15/20/40 equities/gold/treasuries/cash, US/EU 80/20 with 5.6 years fixed income duration.
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I prefer to view the portfolio holistically for a true representation of my risk tolerance.TripleB wrote:Why not just put 20% of your portfolio into cash as your variable portfolio and 80% of your portfolio into a true PP? Then never mix the two.buddtholomew wrote:This is done.I Shrugged wrote: Is 3% VEU significant? Not in my way of thinking. Anything less than 5%, and maybe 10%, is just noise. Not trying to be mean, just saying it plainly.
25/15/20/40 equities/gold/treasuries/cash, US/EU 80/20 with 5.6 years fixed income duration.
I tried the PP/VP allocation as you suggest, but was still too focused on the volatility without seeing the big picture.
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool" --Feynman.