Are 60-40 Multi-asset funds dead?

Alexland

threlkeld53 said:

I came across Pensioncraft videos on Youtube. A few in particular suggested that multi-asset funds with a 60%-40% split between equities and bonds were now more or less dead and no longer worth investing in.

Surely a Youtuber wouldn't use a controversial title to bait people into watching their videos...

barnstar2077

I have found Pensioncraft to be very interesting and helpful personally.  He doesn't normally really draw any conclusions, more often he shows you twenty different graphs showing how things are now, and speculates on potential trends and pitfalls, then lets the viewer make up their own mind.  He comes across as remarkably sensible, and not at all like the majority of scaremongers that pervade the internet desperate for clicks.  I highly recommend his channel.

Edit:  Also, having watched the majority of his content I don't see how you reached the conclusion that 60 40 funds are dead.  I know that he has warned recently that bonds may not do what people are expecting over the next few years.  As I said, he tends to provide a lot of information and lets you make up your own mind.

Thrugelmir

Bravepants said:

If I listened to every single opinion on T'Internet, they would likely all cancel each other out and I'd never do anything!

Hopefully you have access to quality sources of information on which to make your own informed decision though. 

green_man

Pensioncraft videos are some of the best I have encountered on YouTube, they are well researched and bluster free. I encourage anyone to actually watch the videos in question rather than draw conclusions from this thread title or in fact video titles.