Your Window Into the Innovation Economy

For decades, individual investors relied on the classic 60/40 portfolio — 60% equities and 40% bonds — as the gold standard for diversification. But today’s market realities are reshaping what a “balanced portfolio” should look like. Rising volatility, low bond yields, and new opportunities in private markets mean investors are increasingly looking beyond 60/40 to a model that includes alternatives. Many institutions — from pensions to university endowments — have already made this shift. And individual investors now have the tools to do the same.