Combining fixed-income securities with a managed account

Fixed-income securities (such as bonds held to maturity, or annuities) may be used to lower the overall risk of a portfolio.
The risk level for the remainder of the portfolio may be increased proportionally.

 
  I want stocks to be 40 % of my portfolio.

 
  I want fixed income to be 25 % of my portfolio.

 
  That means the rest is 35% of my portfolio.

 
 
  Stocks and the rest go into a managed account.


 
 
  The managed account is 75% of my portfolio.

 
  Stocks are 40/75 = 53.3% of the managed account.

 
  That means the Risk Number for the managed account is:
 
  (with associated 95% probability range).

-8.7 %
RISK
47
14.1 %



 
  Fixed-income annual return: 3.0 %

 
  95% probability range for the entire portfolio: 
-5.8 %
11.3 %
0% fixed income:  
-6.4 %
 
11.1 %
max fixed income:  
-5.0 %
 
11.6 %

Based on stock percentages and Riskalyze Risk Numbers® :   reset

30 % stock:   downside -4.6 %
 
Risk Number 31
 
8.8 % upside
70 % stock:   downside -11.7 %
 
Risk Number 58
 
17.8 % upside

Stock percentage is a nominal value based on the comparison stock indices.
Risk Numbers and 95% probability range are interpolated based on the above; values should come from an actual portfolio analysis.


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