Rethinking the 60/40 portfolio with the addition of Private Markets
The Weekly Globe: in this article, we show how private markets are increasingly highlighted as a critical lever to enhance portfolio efficiency, offering greater return potential, differentiated risk exposures, and structural illiquidity premiums
By Eduardo Antón
The traditional portfolio, with a 60% allocation to equities and 40% to fixed income, has long been considered the cornerstone of strategic asset allocation. However, persistent inflation, elevated real interest rates, and increased correlation among publicly traded assets have changed the investment landscape.
In this article, we show how private markets are increasingly highlighted as a critical lever to enhance portfolio efficiency, offering greater return potential, differentiated risk exposures, and structural illiquidity premiums.
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