{"id":770,"date":"2022-05-28T06:56:44","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T06:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investorimpactlab.com\/?p=770"},"modified":"2022-06-13T01:18:54","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T01:18:54","slug":"bogleheads-4-fund-portfolio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investorimpactlab.com\/bogleheads-4-fund-portfolio\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bogleheads 4 Fund Portfolio: Is It Right for You?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Welcome to yet another episode of lazy portfolio analysis. Today, we will be dissecting the Bogleheads 4 Fund Portfolio – a lazy portfolio comprising bonds and stocks. This guide offers a comprehensive assessment of the portfolio, its asset components and allocation, returns over time, and most importantly, why you should or should not adopt it as your go-to lazy portfolio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before we get to the proceedings fully, I have summarized the major talking points of the article below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a rush? Read through the key takeaways instead:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As mentioned earlier, the Bogleheads 4 Fund Portfolio is another popular lazy portfolio among investors. However, this four-fund portfolio needs little or no introduction If you are familiar with the Bogleheads 3 Fund portfolio. While the three-fund portfolio from Boglehead comprises only U.S. stocks, U.S bonds, and international stocks, the four-fund portfolio takes diversification a step further by introducing international bonds into the assets mix. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the name suggests, the Boggleheads 4 fund portfolio was inspired by John C. (Jack) Bogle<\/a>, Vanguard founder and investor advocate. According to the Bogleheads forum, the portfolio is created to ensure diversification and simplicity while helping investors stick to their investment plans irrespective of the market situations. Therefore, it is not surprising that this portfolio is easy to create and manage while giving investors a good shot at earning decent returns over time.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n