Practical Portfolio Advice: Start with Stocks and Bonds

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Most of us feel like we "own the market" with a U.S. stock index and a core bond fund. But the real global market portfolio — the value of every investable asset in the world — looks very different. And once you see that full picture, it changes how you think about international stocks, alternatives, and how far you may be drifting from the true market mix.

In this episode, I break down what the world portfolio actually holds today, how it's shifted over time, and how to use it as a guide for building a simple, durable portfolio.

Listen now and learn:

► What's really inside the global market portfolio and how big each slice actually is ► Why stocks and bonds still dominate despite all the attention on alternatives ► Why a clean 60/40 mix can often beat the "own-everything" approach on a risk-adjusted basis ► How the U.S. became such an outsized share of global markets and what that means for diversification ► A simple framework for deciding when to add assets like real estate, gold, private markets, or crypto

Visit www.TheLongTermInvestor.com for show notes, free resources, and a place to submit questions.

Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (⁠https://thepodcastconsultant.com⁠)

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