Each marker on the correlation lines in Figure 1 signifies a 10 percent change in asset allocation from Asset Class A to Asset Class B.

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The portfolios become more conservative as investors approach their retirement date, by automatically adjusting the allocation to each asset class.

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As investors see the value of diversification into sustainable tropical forestry on their portfolio then even a small asset allocation into this asset class will have huge positive effects on forest preservation at a time the world needs stable tropical forest holdings most.

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The hero's name is an acronym of his task: Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class, thus WALL-E.

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In Part 1 of the Basics of Asset Allocation, I recommended four gates an asset class must pass to be included in a well-diversified portfolio.

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They are spending less time on broad asset allocation, and more on trying to pick winners within each class.

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He recommends an asset allocation, then reviews and recommends money managers within each asset class, monitors and reports performance, and recommends brokerage policies.

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Asset class rebalancing is used to return a portfolio back to its fixed target allocation.

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