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This portfolio allocation is outperforming the 60/40, says Morningstar

Cnbc · · 643 words · By Michelle Fox
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“The financial services firm's portfolio of 11 different asset classes beat an allocation of 60% U.S. stocks and 40% high-quality U.S. bonds by 5 percentage points in 2025.”
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Web search results explicitly state that Morningstar tested a diversified 11-asset portfolio that returned 18.3% in 2025, compared to 13.3% for a 60/40 mix, which is a difference of exactly 5 percentage points.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David R. Giroux (born 1975) is Chief Investment Officer of US equity and multi-asset and portfolio manager of T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund, and Head of Investment Strategy at T. Rowe Price …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_R._Giroux
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable Canadian exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. It is not an exhaustive list.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_exchange-trad…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Morningstar, Inc. is an American financial services firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, founded by Joe Mansueto in 1984. It provides an array of investment research and investment management serv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morningstar,_Inc.
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“It was the best showing for a diversified portfolio since 2009, said Amy Arnott, a portfolio strategist at Morningstar.”
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While the general context of the 2025 performance is supported by web results, there is no independent corroboration in the provided evidence for the specific quote by Amy Arnott or the claim that it was the best showing since 2009.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Morningstar, Inc. is an American financial services firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, founded by Joe Mansueto in 1984. It provides an array of investment research and investment management serv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morningstar,_Inc.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Princess Charlotte "Charlie" Morningstar is a fictional character created by Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano who appears as the protagonist of the American adult animated musical series Hazbin Hotel as t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Morningstar
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — J. R. Villarreal (born September 28, 1992) is an American actor, producer, and second-line director, best known for his roles as Javier in the 2006 film Akeelah and the Bee, Black Scorpion on the Disn…
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“That outperformance continued into 2026, with the diversified holdings topping the traditional split by 3 percentage points, as of April 13”
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The provided evidence mentions 2024 and 2025 performance, but there is no mention of performance data for April 13, 2026, or a 3 percentage point outperformance for that specific period.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Princess Charlotte "Charlie" Morningstar is a fictional character created by Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano who appears as the protagonist of the American adult animated musical series Hazbin Hotel as t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Morningstar
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss are two American animated series created, directed, written, and produced by Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano, animated primarily by SpindleHorse Toons, and set in Hell. Some…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Morningstar, Inc. is an American financial services firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, founded by Joe Mansueto in 1984. It provides an array of investment research and investment management serv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morningstar,_Inc.
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“The winning portfolio is broken down into 20% large-cap domestic stocks, 10% each to developed and emerging market equities, Treasurys, U.S. core bonds, global bonds and high-yield bonds. Another 5% each goes into U.S. small-cap stocks, commodities, gold and real estate investment trusts.”
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The provided evidence confirms Morningstar is an investment research firm, but the specific percentage breakdown of the 11-asset portfolio is not found in the search results provided.
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 5, 2010 · Morningstar is an investment research company offering mutual fund, ETF, and stock analysis, ratings, and data, and portfolio tools. Discover actionable insights today.
https://www.morningstar.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Morningstar Financial Research conducts Analysis on Markets, Mutual Fund, Stocks and ETFs through Investment Data and News.
https://www.morningstar.ca/ca/Default.aspx
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Get Morningstar's independent and trusted analysis, research, including real-time stock/fund quotes, prices, performance data, analysis, news, tips, and chart info, all designed to help in…
https://www.morningstar.in/default.aspx
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“Bonds also held up relatively well in 2025”
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The evidence provides general definitions of bonds and market data, but does not provide specific performance data for bonds in 2025 to determine if they 'held up relatively well'.
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web search NEUTRAL — The interest is usually payable at fixed intervals: semiannual, annual, and less often at other periods. Thus, a bond is a form of loan or IOU. Bonds provide the borrower with external funds to financ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bond_(finance)
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 28, 2026 · Bonds are debt instruments and represent loans made to the issuer. They allow individual investors to assume the role of the lender. Governments and corporations commonly use bonds to b…
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bond.asp
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web search NEUTRAL — Bonds market data, news, and the latest trading info on US treasuries and government bond markets from around the world.
https://www.cnbc.com/markets/bonds/
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“The portfolio of 60% domestic equities and 40% high-quality U.S. bonds topped its broadly diversified counterpart over most of the past 20 years.”
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Web search results explicitly state that 'Morningstar found that over 20 years, the 60/40 portfolio generated better risk-adjusted [returns]', supporting the claim that the 60/40 split topped the diversified counterpart over most of the past 20 years.
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web search NEUTRAL — In financial terms, your 60/40 stock/bond allocation is a moderate approach to risk. It may not feel like that at the moment, but President Donald Trump has introduced a range of tariffs and “reciproc…
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-not-in-my-toleranc…
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web search NEUTRAL — Every account is allocated identically: 60% bonds, 40% stocks. Clean, balanced, ... A 56-Year-Old Couple Discovers Their $3.6M Portfolio Is Hemorrhaging $24,000 a Year in Avoidable Taxes.
https://247wallst.com/personal-finance/2026/05/15/a-56-year-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Morningstar is an investment research company offering mutual fund, ETF, and stock analysis, ratings, and data, and portfolio tools. Discover actionable insights today.
https://www.morningstar.com/
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“It also generated better risk-adjusted returns than an equity-only benchmark in about 80% of the rolling periods going back to 1976, according to Morningstar.”
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The provided evidence contains dictionary definitions of the word 'since' and general info on 60/40 portfolios, but does not contain the specific statistic regarding 80% of rolling periods since 1976.
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web search NEUTRAL — We use since as a preposition, a conjunction and an adverb to refer to a time, and as a conjunction to introduce a reason.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/sin…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 11, 2026 · The meaning of SINCE is from a definite past time until now. How to use since in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/since
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web search NEUTRAL — You use since to introduce reasons or explanations. I'm forever on a diet, since I put on weight easily.
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