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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Is Challenging a 73-Year-Old Investing Principle

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink introduced a new investment strategy this week in his annual investor letter.
Fink's letter suggests the traditional 60/40 portfolio may not offer enough diversification now.
This strategy aims to navigate economic shifts using private markets for retail investors.
Fink proposes a revised asset allocation: 50% stocks, 30% bonds, and 20% private assets.
This new approach seeks to democratize access to private markets and enhance returns.

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thedailyupside.com

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E Pluribus Unum: Individual Investors Become Market-Moving Force

The 60/40 split is taking on a new meaning in the world of finance. Numbers long associated with the conventional wisdom of splitting investment portfolios between stocks and bonds now apply to the split between individual investors and institutional players. According to a recent JPMorgan analysis, individual investors now account for 60% of US equities, an all-time high. And just in time for a crash course in tumultuous, tariff-tinged investi…

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Benzinga

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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Urges Investors To Move Over 60/40 Model To 50/30/20 Strategy: '...May No Longer Fully Represent True Diversification' - BlackRock (NYSE:BLK)

Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK), has proposed a novel investment strategy that could potentially reshape the traditional 60/40 portfolio.

2 days ago·New York, United States

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CNBC

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The 60/40 portfolio 'may no longer fully represent true diversification,' BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says

When it comes to investing, a 50/30/20 allocation to stocks, bonds and private assets may become the "future standard portfolio," BlackRock's Larry Fink says.

2 days ago·United States

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Bloomberg

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BlackRock Wants Standard Investing Portfolios to Include Private Assets

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has decided it’s time to add private markets to the traditional investor playbook

2 days ago·United States

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Observer

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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Is Challenging a 73-Year-Old Investing Principle

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink challenges the 60/40 portfolio, urging a shift to 50/30/20 and broader access to private markets for investors.

3 days ago·New York, United States

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American Banker

BlackRock's evolution on ESG is a rational response to market forces

The world's largest asset manager has recognized that investing in organizations that champion environmental, social and governance issues is not an inherent good. This shows that market forces are reasserting themselves.

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