How to Build Your Investment Portfolio (The Portfolio Pyramid!)
The Personal Finance Podcast
Sizing the growth layer
Andrew reiterates growth should be small (15–20%), optional to keep 100% foundation, and notes typical outcomes versus S&P.
Most new investors start building their portfolio completely backwards. Here is the exact framework to build it the right way from the very first dollar.
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What You'll Learn in This Episode
- The complete Portfolio Pyramid framework and exactly how much of your money belongs in each of the three tiers
- Why the foundation should make up 80% of your portfolio and what happens to your wealth when you skip it
- The specific index funds and ETFs that belong in your foundation and why they outperform most professional money managers
- What the growth layer is, what goes in it, and the individual stocks Andrew is personally buying right now
- When you have actually earned the right to add speculative assets to your portfolio and how much is too much
- The biggest mistakes investors make at every tier and how to avoid all of them
- Four advanced Q&As covering a guaranteed $99K teacher's pension, lowering taxes on a $1M 401k rollover, Medicare costs in retirement, and protecting your portfolio as you age
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Episode/s Mentioned
- The Simple Path to Wealth (With J.L. Collins)
- The Biggest Retirement Mistakes People Make (Avoid These!) Jesse Cramer
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Question for you:
Where are you right now in the Portfolio Pyramid? Are you still building your foundation, starting to add growth layer investments, or have you moved into speculation territory?
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