Re: Bulletproof Your Financial Future

From: "L. Chen" <am302@FreeNet.Buffalo.EDU>
Subject: Re: Bulletproof Your Financial Future
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 01:34:41 -0400 (EDT)

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> I am in the process of preparing for retirement in a couple of years and
> have been interested in ways to diversify my investments so I can still
> receive a reasonable earnings from investments, but also protect myself in
> the event of inflation or depreciation. I picked up a book written by Bruce
> A. Lefavi "Bulletproof Your Financial Future" in which he recommends
> several investment strategies. The one that seems to fit my needs most is 
> 
>       4% Treasury bills/cash
>       7% U.S. small-company stocks
>       10% Treasury bonds
>       10% Domestic stocks
>       24% International stocks 
>       20% International bonds 
>       12% Gold
>       13% Real estate

Just one comment on the Int'l Bonds.  I don't know whether the book was
referring to Euro$ bonds or foreign currency bonds.  Personally, I would stay
away from foreign currency bonds -- currency fluctuations can greatly
increase/decrease the yield to maturity.

Chen




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