The Demise of the 60/40 Portfolio: Unveiling the Death of Traditional Investment Wisdom
In the 1950s, economist Harry Markowitz developed the Modern Portfolio Theory, proposing the 60/40 portfolio as a balance between stocks and bonds. Millions of investors have used it as a default asset allocation ever since. Fast-forward to the 1990s, when financial planner Bill Bengen set out to discover the “safe withdrawal rate” for retirees—what percent […]