- Permanent portfolios: these are the portfolios that are based on Harry Browne’s original four corner framework which is essentially the same as our four pillar framework.
- Harry Browne Permanent Portfolio
- Permanent Income Portfolio
- P Permanent Portfolio ETF Version
- PRPFX (Permanent Portfolio Fund)
- PERM (Global X Permanent ETF)
- Doug Roberts Follow The Fed portfolio: P Doug Roberts Follow the Fed Add Treasury Note One Month Simple Indicator Moving Average 64 Days. This portfolio is on ‘Advanced Users’ page that requires expert subscription. It divides a portfolio into 3 equal parts:
- 33% in intermediate Treasuries
- 33% in growth corner that switches between US large cap stocks and small cap stocks.
- 33% in inflation/deflation corner that switches between gold or long term Treasuries
- Yale’s P David Swensen Yale Individual Investor Portfolio Annual Rebalancing. One can classify its 6 ETFs into the following categories
- Growth: 30% in US stocks, 15% in international stocks and 5% in emerging market stocks. Total 50%.
- Inflation: 15% in TIPs and 20% in US REITs. US REITs can be classified to Growth category too. Total 35%
- Deflation: 15% in long term Treasuries.
So next time when you see bonds in your portfolio, don’t just simply lump them into fixed income or ‘safe’ asset. They actually serve for various purpose.