This 1-Click Buy Crushes the 60/40 Portfolio, Pays 8% in Cash
September 02, 2024 at 05:00 AM EDT
Just a week ago, I wrote to you about the dangers of investing in a tired investor go-to called the 60/40 portfolio. You know the one—the so-called “rule” that you should invest 60% of your holdings in stocks and 40% in bonds to reduce your overall volatility. But investing this way—according to arbitrary standards like 60/40—is a recipe for leaving money on the table, especially when we’ve got a terrific way to get a much bigger dividend stream from stocks, which we’ll get to in a moment. Your Odds of Long-Term Profits in S&P 500 Stocks? 100% I’m coming back to this topic so soon because I recently read Ben Carlson’s fantastic analysis of the 60/40 portfolio.… Read more