{"id":20343,"date":"2020-04-22T02:41:29","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T02:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?page_id=20343"},"modified":"2023-05-05T02:07:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T02:07:05","slug":"investment-allocation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/my-portfolios\/investment-allocation\/","title":{"rendered":"Investment Allocation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Current portfolio allocations differ considerably from our target allocations, set as a long-term aspirational goal, due to elevated market risk, over-priced sectors, and opportunities in cyclicals (including gold and precious metals).<\/p>\n<h4>Allocations Changed Apr-2023<\/h4>\n<p>We have revised the allocation of some stocks held in the model portfolios. These changes have been applied to the current and past allocations below.<\/p>\n<i>[Content protected for Premium, International Growth members only]<\/i>\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-33223\"><h2>Current Allocations<\/h2>\r\n<p>The graphs below reflect current portfolio allocations:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/allocations-2024-09-aus.png?resize=525%2C343&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Australian Growth Current Allocation\" width=\"525\" height=\"343\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/allocations-2024-09-aus.png?w=1529&amp;ssl=1 1529w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/allocations-2024-09-aus.png?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/allocations-2024-09-aus.png?resize=1024%2C669&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/allocations-2024-09-aus.png?resize=768%2C502&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/allocations-2024-09-int.png?resize=525%2C343&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"International Growth Current Allocation\" width=\"525\" height=\"343\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/allocations-2024-09-int.png?w=1529&amp;ssl=1 1529w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/allocations-2024-09-int.png?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/allocations-2024-09-int.png?resize=1024%2C669&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/allocations-2024-09-int.png?resize=768%2C502&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n<!--Cannot use shortcodes within new Content Blocks plugin.-->\r\n<!--If allocation categories change, see draft email \"allocation category changes, additions & removal\" for where to make announcements and example html code.--><\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-33227\"><h2>Past Allocations<\/h2>\r\n<p>The graphs below illustrate how allocations have evolved over time to deal with elevated market risk, over-priced sectors, and opportunities in cyclicals (including gold and precious metals):<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/allocations-2024-09-aus-history.png?resize=525%2C343&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Australian Growth Past Allocations\" width=\"525\" height=\"343\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/allocations-2024-09-aus-history.png?w=1529&amp;ssl=1 1529w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/allocations-2024-09-aus-history.png?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/allocations-2024-09-aus-history.png?resize=1024%2C669&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/allocations-2024-09-aus-history.png?resize=768%2C502&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/allocations-2024-09-int-history.png?resize=525%2C343&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"International Growth Past Allocations\" width=\"525\" height=\"343\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/allocations-2024-09-int-history.png?w=1529&amp;ssl=1 1529w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/allocations-2024-09-int-history.png?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/allocations-2024-09-int-history.png?resize=1024%2C669&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/allocations-2024-09-int-history.png?resize=768%2C502&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\n<h5>Next<\/h5>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/why-evaluate-trends\/\">Long-term Trends<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current portfolio allocations differ considerably from our target allocations, set as a long-term aspirational goal, due to elevated market risk, over-priced sectors, and opportunities in cyclicals (including gold and precious metals). 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These changes have been applied to the current &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/my-portfolios\/investment-allocation\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Investment Allocation&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":16394,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20343","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Patient Investor: Investment Allocation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/my-portfolios\/investment-allocation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Patient Investor: Investment Allocation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Current portfolio allocations differ considerably from our target allocations, set as a long-term aspirational goal, due to elevated market risk, over-priced sectors, and opportunities in cyclicals (including gold and precious metals). 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