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How do model portfolio managers think about asset allocation?

  • To discover how model portfolios manager view diversification
  • To understand how higher bond yields impact cautious portfolios
  • To discover how direct investments can impact a model portfolio
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How do model portfolio managers think about asset allocation?
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Investment returns generally come from a combination of security or fund selection and allocating to the most appropriate asset class. 

But in a world of such radical uncertainty, how can one think of asset allocation? If the traditional correlations and inverse correlations have broken down, has the capacity for asset allocation become more or less important? 

In this guide we examine the options for clients whose focus is a cautious portfolio, as well as those whose priority is a balanced portfolio.

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  1. Which type of assets does Tyndall's Sullivan say have been like "carbon monoxide" for asset allocation this year?

  2. Which type of equities do Quilter Cheviot favour right now?

  3. Seager-Scott of Evelyn Partners says we are moving from one type of shock to another – but which does he say is coming next?

  4. At what level does Close Brothers's Parkinson say traditional correlations begin to break down?

  5. Which asset class does Schroders' Funk single out as interesting for diversification right now?

  6. Which of the below is an equity sector Hassan of Albermarle Street Partners says is quite low volatility?

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  • To understand how higher bond yields impact cautious portfolios
  • To discover how direct investments can impact a model portfolio

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