27th September 2016

FinalytiQ: Standard Life MyFolio Vs Brainless Portfolio

 

The overwhelming conclusion of The Great Guide to Risk-Rated Multi-Asset Funds is that multi-asset managers have no asset allocation, manager selection or risk management expertise worth paying for. Judged against simple low-cost equity-bond portfolios constructed by a novice investor (dubbed ‘Brainless Portfolios’), most multi-asset funds systematically damaged returns on a risk adjusted basis and reduce the chances of an investor meeting their return objectives.

To unpack a little bit more, we compare the performance of the Standard MyFolio range to the Brainless Portfolios and the Vanguard LifeStrategy. As discussed extensively in a previous post, the return obtained by investing in … More →

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Investments, Abraham Okusanya, FinalytiQ

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