Strategic asset allocation is a portfolio strategy whereby the investor sets target allocations for various asset classes and rebalances the portfolio periodically. The target allocations are based on factors such as the investor’s risk tolerance, time horizon, and investment objectives.Strategic asset allocation is an investing strategy. It aligns the makeup of your portfolio after your personal tolerance for risk. There are many models to meet your needs, whether they are more ambitious or more conservative. In practice, strategic asset allocation can help you figure out how much of your money should be invested in broad categories of investments, such as stocks or bonds, along with smaller sub-categories. If there is a main selling feature of strategic asset allocation it is to help you work steadily toward a financial goal over a long span of time and to avoid making emotional short-term decisions based on current market events.
How to Get a Strategic Asset Allocation
Following these steps with our professional advice you can create a portfolio that suits your investor profile.
Determine Your Risk Tolerance
This is the amount of volatility you are willing to tolerate. If you can remain calm when the market is falling, you can be more aggressive by putting more money into stocks. Consider Your Time Horizon
How long do you plan to hold on to your investments? If you don’t think you’ll need the
money for a long time, you can afford to be more aggressive. In general, the longer your time horizon, the less upset you should be by the high volatility that comes with a more aggressive allocation.
Know Your Objectives
Is your goal to achieve capital growth, fixed income, or a mix of the two? Growth generally requires a more aggressive investment allocation, while income calls for a more conservative approach.
Determine Your Allocation
Asset classes include cash, bonds, or stocks. Look at the long-term expected returns and risk level of each asset class when deciding on the target percentage for each class. Stocks
are the riskiest, bonds are less risky, and cash is the least risky. The higher the risk, the greater the potential for both growth and loss.
Break Down Each Asset Class
Stocks, for example, can be broken down into large-cap, small-cap, U.S., international, and emerging markets, to name a few sub-categories.
Develop a Plan
Assign a target percentage allocation for each underlying category.
Because the market condition changes ,the optimal strategic asset allocation for a client evolves as the outlook for asset classes alters over time. Rather than being a one-off exercise, asset allocation strategy should be reviewed on a rolling basis, with action being taken at the appropriate interval. Investors need to distinguish between strategic and tactical asset allocations decisions, leaving the tactics to their appointed managers.
Finally, the procedure of our financial planning is to
- determine current financial situation
- develop financial goals
- identify alternative courses of action
- evaluate alternatives
- create and implement a financial action plan
- reevaluate and revise plan