Why staying invested calls for more than stocks and bonds - The Business Times

FOR decades, investors have relied on a familiar formula for portfolio diversification: stocks for growth, bonds for stability.

This balancing act lies at the heart of the traditional 60/40 portfolio, a time-tested allocation of 60 per cent to equities and 40 per cent to bonds. That asset mix has guided generations of investors through the ebb and flow of markets.

But recent market disruptions have exposed the limits of this longstanding approach.

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