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The Unimportance of Asset Allocation in Retirement Planning

September 7, 2020 at 7:12 am EDT by Joshua Holt

“For those targeting significant equity allocations, I’ve shown that the impact of fine-tuning the stock/bond mix gets swamped by the wide range of potential outcomes,” writes Joe Tomlinson.

“There are many ways advisors can provide value for clients other than focusing on asset allocation.”

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Joshua Holt is the founder of FIREwire, a site that aggregates personal finance, investing and financial independence stories. He is also the creator of Biglaw Investor.

Joshua spent more than a decade as a corporate lawyer in New York City representing sovereign nations and private equity clients in mergers & acquisitions.

He earned degrees from the University of Arkansas and Boston College, while also spending a year at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. He lives in Austin with his wife and son.

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