The concept of barbell investing as mentioned by DBS is not new.
To quote the below DBS article:
“Barbell – the winning strategy
Build barbell portfolios with exposures at two ends of the risk spectrum. Seek secular growth themes like Digitalisation and Millennial consumption on one end; income-generating assets like REITs and corporate bonds on the other.
Maintain a barbell strategy
In 1Q19’s CIO Insights “Tug of War”, we advised investors to adopt a barbell strategy in the way a portfolio should be constructed. We reaffirm this approach.
To recollect, a barbell strategy refers to being heavily-weighted at both ends of the risk spectrum. This means overweighting high-growth stocks on one end of the portfolio, while loading the other end with stable and income-generating ones.”
2Q19 Outlook: Lift to Win (read here)
Personally, for me, mine has not been a ‘balanced’ portfolio in that sense. Being more defensive in nature,
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