We created what we think is a handy new tool to evaluate how private markets investments could influence your portfolios over time. This tool allows you to set a traditional portfolio like a 60/40, 60% traditional stocks and 40% traditional bonds, and then review hypothetical returns as if you would have been invested in private markets over the last 20 years.
INVESTMENTS • PRIVATE MARKETS • ASSET ALLOCATION
What is this tool trying to show me?
This tool clearly displays the significant positive impact that private market investments have on portfolio returns over time. As an example, let’s compare a traditional 60/40 portfolio versus the same portfolio with 25% of the assets invested in private markets. As shown above the difference in returns is roughly 1% a year which may not seem like much, but over that 20 year period for a starting $1mm portfolio it is the difference between a ~$3.75mm portfolio versus $3.11mm portfolio. Said another way, the investor would expect to have $637,000 more dollars if a part of their portfolio was allocated to private market investments.
How do the calculations work?
The Traditional Portfolio represents a custom blend, calculated by Citizen Mint, of the S&P 500 Index and Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index from Q3 2002 to Q3 2022 at different stock and bond weightings (increments of 10%). Financial indices assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect the impact of fees, taxes and other expenses. Indices are unmanaged, and you cannot make a direct investment in an index. Indices data was reviewed and aggregated from Ycharts.
The net annualized return for an allocation to private investments is based on an endowment style allocation methodology determined by Citizen Mint. It consists of a custom blend of historical performance data calculated by Citizen Mint. Allocations to private market assets classes were calculated as follows:
The calculation takes a proportionate allocation from bonds and stocks when allocating to privates. Example: A 10% allocation to privates from a normal 60/40 portfolio would take 6% from equities and 4% from bonds.
What about the volatility of a portfolio with privates?
We estimate that the volatility of an investors portfolio will decrease, on average, between 10-30% based on their allocation to the private markets. This reduces both clients’ anxiety about their portfolio and allows them to stay invested in the market even during tough economic cycles.
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*Financial projections or returns displayed on the website are estimated predictions of performance only, are hypothetical, are not based on actual investment results and are not guarantees of future results.
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Any financial projections or returns shown on the website are estimated predictions of performance only, are hypothetical, are not based on actual investment results and are not guarantees of future results. Estimated projections do not represent or guarantee the actual results of any transaction, and no representation is made that any transaction will, or is likely to, achieve results or profits similar to those shown. In addition, other financial metrics and calculations shown on the website (including amounts of principal and interest repaid) have not been independently verified or audited and may differ from the actual financial metrics and calculations for any investment, which are contained in the investors’ portfolios. Any investment information contained herein has been secured from sources that Citizen Mint believes are reliable, but we make no representations or warranties as to the accuracy of such information and accept no liability therefor.
Private placement investments are NOT bank deposits (and thus NOT insured by the FDIC or by any other federal governmental agency), are NOT guaranteed by Citizen Mint or any other party, and MAY lose value. Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any federal or state securities commission or regulatory authority has recommended or approved any investment or the accuracy or completeness of any of the information or materials provided by or through the website. Investors must be able to afford the loss of their entire investment.
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