Chapter 19
All-In-One ETFs: For the Ultimate Lazy Portfolio
IN THIS CHAPTER
Realizing that investing need not be complex
Building a portfolio with few moving parts
Teaming up with the best ETF providers for your needs
There’s a lot of academic research, shared throughout this book, that provides reasons for you to construct a portfolio with stocks and bonds from around the world, allocated to your portfolio in a way that makes sense for you personally. This means building your portfolio with the right amount of aggressiveness (stocks) and the right amount of protectiveness (bonds and cash). It also means constructing your portfolio in such a way as to maximize return while minimizing risk. Decades of good data allow you to do that.
The optimal mix for you is unlikely to be the same optimal mix as it might be for, say, your parents, or for Joe on your Twitter feed, or for your dermatologist. Nor may the optimal mix for you necessarily be an exact replica of a market-weighted, total-world portfolio.
But for those who love simplicity, and who are willing to accept what may be less than optimal, ETFs offer a way to build a portfolio with very, very few moving parts.
In this chapter, ...
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