Strategic or Tactical?

Strategic portfolios are diversified portfolios whose target allocations in stocks and bonds are not changed often. MyPlanIQ uses secular economic trends and asset behaviors to decide optimal target allocations. These portfolios are then rebalanced periodically (monthly or quarterly). Strategic portfolios are suited for long term investors who can withstand big loss in a portfolio in a severe market downturn. They are also in general more tax efficient.

In a tactical portfolio, both stock and bond allocations and fund choices are dynamically chosen based on momentum of assets and funds. When stocks are experiencing weakness, the portfolio might reduce its exposure in stocks. However, the portfolio will never allocate more than its target allocation in stocks. In a moderate risk portfolio, the target allocation in stocks will not exceed 60%. Tactical portfolios are suited for investors who are very concerned about big loss or drawdown in their accounts. They are less tax efficient and best used in a tax deferred account such as an IRA.

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General Purpose Portfolios
These portfolios are for investors of all ages. You can customize a portfolio with your personal risk profile.

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The following portfolios are of moderate risk (60% or less in stocks). They invest in Vanguard commission free ETFs. These ETFs can be traded in Vanguard commission free. See Vanguard Liquid ETFs.

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Asset Allocation Composite(AAC) Model Portfolio

1Wk Return YTD Return 1Yr AR* 3Yr AR* 5Yr AR* 10Yr AR* 15Yr AR*
TAA 60% Stocks/40% Bonds Vanguard Balance
AR: Annualized Return
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The following portfolios are of moderate risk (60% or less in stocks). They invest in no load and no transaction fee Vanguard Select mutual funds. MyPlanIQ then chooses a subset of the funds to update these portfolios. See Vanguard Select Mutual Funds.

Vanguard has removed the minimum redemption requirements for all of the above funds.

You can choose a tactical or strategic portfolio to customize. Help me to choose a tactical or strategic?

Asset Allocation Composite(AAC) Model Portfolio

1Wk Return YTD Return 1Yr AR* 3Yr AR* 5Yr AR* 10Yr AR* 15Yr AR*
TAA 60% Stocks/40% Bonds Vanguard Balance
AR: Annualized Return
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Vanguard brokerage bond fund portfolio for fixed income investors

The following portfolio is for fixed income and conservative investors such as retirees. You can also use this portfolio for short term investments (at least 1 year, or to be safe, at least 2 years to 5 years). They are customized specifically for Vanguard brokerage. They only use no load and no transaction fee low minimum requirement funds available in Vanguard brokerage. These are usually total return bond funds. They are not necessarily Vanguard funds.

These portfolios select one or two top performing funds each month. However, a fund will not be sold until it has been held for at least its minimum holding period.

Vanguard Brokerage Bond Fund Portfolio Performance Comparison

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