What should a good, agressive investment portfolio consist of?

Question

What kind of asset allocation is good to diversify. For a couple that can take risk, age 30, and have time to let it grow.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

stocks only: Small Cap 30%  Mid Cap 20% International  30%  Large Cap Domestic 20%

Answer 3

Commodities. I'm going all out on silver. In for the long haul.

Answer 4

Growth stocks with a strong focus on international (up to 50%).  But don't discount blue chips that pay steady dividends.  i'm 35 and I've had some of those in my portfolio for over 10 years.  Sometimes on those Pepto days when the market is down 400 points it's nice to look at the dividend you got from that boring blue chip.

Answer 5

I find it interesting that you want to be aggressive (as in willing to take higher risks of loss) even though you don't have a clue as to how to invest.  That's like declining a life vest even though you don't know how to swim.  Here is what happens when people invest aggressively:  When the market totally dumps on them, their losses are much greater than average, they suffer, worry, fuss, and finally cannot stand it any more and sell out at what often times turns out to be the bottom of the cycle.  The earlier answers were somewhat reasonable except they excluded "emerging markets"  like China, India, Russia, Brazil.  This is where the real growth will be in the coming decades.

Answer 6

This advise is not from a professional so take this at your own risk. Consult the prospectus of any fund you intend to invest in.

35% Overseas/Global Growth

25% Small Cap Growth and Income

25% Mid Cap Growth and Income

15% Balanced Bond Fund