Focus on Asset Allocation
See how a well-diversified four asset group portfolio can provide the optimal approach to working towards your investment goals.
Transcript: A Focus on Asset Allocation
A Focus on Asset Allocation
When pursuing your specific investment goals, a well-diversified portfolio can help you meet your needs.
Asset Allocation
At Wells Fargo Private Bank, asset allocation serves as the foundation of our investment process. We believe a well-diversified four asset group portfolio provides the optimal approach to working towards your investment goals
Our approach leverages:
- Equities
- Fixed Income
- Real Assets, (such as commodities and Real Estate) and
- Alternative Investments, (such as hedge funds and private capital for qualified investors.)
To help determine your appropriate asset allocation strategy, we consider several factors including your investment goals, time horizon and risk tolerance.
Why diversification is important
As market conditions change over time, assets such as equities, bonds and cash can react differently. While equities can be a primary contributor to the growth potential in a diversified portfolio, uncorrelated assets such as bonds and cash can provide return potential when equity markets correct. By constructing a well-diversified portfolio and appropriate asset allocation we are able to help you mitigate some of the risk while providing opportunity for potential growth.
Customization
To help implement an asset allocation strategy based on your needs, your investment strategist chooses from a wide range of investment offerings, including: Passive and Active management strategies, In-house and third party solutions, tax efficient investing, social impact investing and private placements, all of which are carefully researched by the experienced financial team of the Wells Fargo Investment Institute and selected for use in your portfolio by your investment strategist.
With a keen focus on a well-diversified portfolio, appropriate asset allocation and insights from Wells Fargo Investment Institute we can help you meet your specific investment objectives.
Contact us to schedule a meeting with a Private Bank investment management professional.
Investment and Insurance Products are:
- Not Insured by the FDIC or Any Federal Government Agency
- Not a Deposit or Other Obligation of, or Guaranteed by, the Bank or Any Bank Affiliate
- Subject to Investment Risks, Including Possible Loss of the Principal Amount Invested
Diversification does not guarantee profit or protect against loss in declining markets. Asset allocation does not assure or guarantee better performance and cannot eliminate the risk of investment losses.
Real estate investments carry a certain degree of risk and may not be suitable for all investors.
Stocks offer long-term growth potential, but may fluctuate more and provide less current income than other investments. An investment in the stock market should be made with an understanding of the risks associated with common stocks, including market fluctuations.
Fixed income securities are subject to availability and market fluctuation. These securities may be worth less than the original cost upon redemption. Certain high-yield/high-risk bonds carry particular market risks and may experience greater volatility in market value than investment-grade corporate bonds. Government bonds and Treasury bills are guaranteed by the U.S. government and, if held to maturity, offer a fixed rate of return and fixed principal value. Interest from certain municipal bonds may be subject to state and/or local taxes and in some instances, the alternative minimum tax.
Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Before opening an option position, a person must receive a copy of “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options.” This document is available from the Options Clearing Corporation, One North Wacker Drive, Suite 500, Chicago, Illinois 60606. Please read it carefully before investing.
Alternative Investments, such as hedge funds, are not suitable for all investors. They are speculative and involve a high degree of risk that is suitable only for those investors who have the financial sophistication and expertise to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in a fund and for which the fund does not represent a complete investment program. Hedge funds trade in diverse complex strategies that are affected in different ways and at different times by changing market conditions. They employ aggressive investment techniques, including short sales, leverage, swaps, futures contracts, options, forward contracts and other derivatives. Strategies may, at times, be out of market favor for considerable periods which can result in adverse consequences for the investor.
Some alternative investments and real assets may be available to pre-qualified investors only.
Private capital funds are complex, speculative investment vehicles and are not suitable for all investors. They are generally open to qualified investors only and carry high costs, substantial risks, and may be highly volatile. There is a lack of transparency regarding the underlying assets. They do not represent a complete investment program. The investment returns may fluctuate and are subject to market volatility, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Private capital funds are not required to provide investors with periodic pricing or valuation and are not subject to the same regulatory requirements as mutual funds. An investment in a private equity fund involves the risks inherent in an investment in securities, as well as specific risks associated with limited liquidity, the use of leverage and illiquid investments. Private capital investments often demand long holding periods to allow for a turnaround and exit strategy. A fund’s offering documents should be carefully reviewed prior to investing.
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Deposit products offered by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Member FDIC.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. offers various advisory and fiduciary products and services including discretionary portfolio management. Wells Fargo affiliates, including Financial Advisors of Wells Fargo Advisors, a separate non-bank affiliate, may be paid an ongoing or one-time referral fee in relation to clients referred to the bank. The bank is responsible for the day-to-day management of the account and for providing investment advice, investment management services and wealth management services to clients. The role of the Financial Advisor with respect to Bank products and services is limited to referral and relationship management services.
Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc., is a registered investment adviser and wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., a bank affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.
Wells Fargo and Company and its affiliates do not provide tax or legal advice. Please consult your tax and legal advisors to determine how this information may apply to your own situation. Whether any planned tax result is realized by you depends on the specific facts of your own situation at the time your taxes are prepared.
