Stock portfolios disproportionately suffer from ‘volatility drag’ Investors would be wise not to put too much of their portfolio in equities. /iStock You almost certainly are more heavily invested in the stock market than you need to be. This is true even for younger investors many years away from retirement. That’s because more conservative portfolios, such as the traditional 60% stock/40% bond portfolio, often perform almost as well as an all-stock portfolio over 30-year holding periods.
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