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There's an interesting quote in there that goes against much of modern portfolio theory and the standard wisdom about bond allocations:

> It is a terrible mistake for investors with long-term horizons – among them, pension funds, college endowments and savings-minded individuals – to measure their investment “risk” by their portfolio’s ratio of bonds to stocks. Often, high-grade bonds in an investment portfolio increase its risk.



Modern portfolio theory never said anything about stock-bond allocations. That has always been based on folk wisdom.




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