In: Finance
Rank the asset classes appropriately for a diversified
portfolio;
Bonds
Cash
Property
Shares
Commodities
The ranking of asset can differ from investor to investor depending on risk perception and his ability to take risk. Let’s say an average 30-year-old investor should construct his diversified portfolio in order of
Share: A majority of the portfolio should consist of share because in the long-term they generate high returns.
Bonds or Fixed income: The second largest portfolio should be of fixed income category.
Cash: You should keep a certain portion of your portfolio in order to protect yourself in case of emergency.
Commodities: Commodities are in the portfolio to protect against the rise in inflation of the, they act as an inflation hedging instruments.
Property or real-estate: They do normally have negative correlation with equities but in times of distress this correlation does not work out so real-estate should not be very large portion of your portfolio unless you really do not need liquidity.