PLANNING
Strategy Templates
Five evidence-based allocation strategies. Apply directly to a client household or fork into the IPS builder to customize.
Conservative Income
ConservativeCapital preservation with modest income generation. Suitable for near-retirement or low-risk-tolerance clients.
Emphasizes high-quality fixed income with limited equity exposure. Designed to generate stable income while protecting principal against significant drawdowns.
Rebalance: Quarterly
Balanced Growth
ModerateClassic 60/40 adapted for modern markets with an alternatives sleeve.
A modernized balanced portfolio that maintains the core 60/40 framework while adding a small alternatives sleeve for diversification. Targets long-term real returns of 5–6% annually.
Rebalance: Threshold-based
Aggressive Growth
AggressiveMaximum equity exposure for long-horizon clients comfortable with short-term volatility.
High equity allocation targeting long-term capital appreciation. Clients should expect 30–40% drawdowns in severe downturns and should have a 10+ year horizon.
Rebalance: Threshold-based
All-Weather
ModerateRisk-parity inspired portfolio designed to perform across all economic environments.
Inspired by Bridgewater's All-Weather framework. Heavy fixed income and alternatives provide ballast during equity drawdowns, while the equity sleeve captures growth in risk-on environments.
Rebalance: Annual
Factor Tilt
GrowthEvidence-based equity tilt toward value and small-cap factors with international diversification.
Overweights value, small-cap, and international equities based on academic factor research. Higher expected return premium over time, with somewhat higher tracking error vs. a cap-weighted benchmark.
Rebalance: Semi-annual