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A Low-Correlating Sleeve May Enhance Portfolio Performance

December 2025
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Modernizing the traditional 60/40 portfolio to a 60/20/20 portfolio by including a sleeve of low-correlating strategies may provide the opportunity to generate positive returns, while also potentially reducing drawdowns.

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Key Takeaways
A 60/20/20 portfolio has historically increased returns and reduced drawdowns versus the 60/40.
The 60/20/20 portfolio reduced the maximum drawdown by more than 300 basis points
Drawdowns can be devastating to a portfolio—especially for those nearing retirement—and can take years to recover.

Rebalanced monthly with distributions reinvested. Gross expense ratios; LFMIX 1.89%, LCSIX 2.11%, LEQIX 2.28%. Vanguard 500 Index Fund – Expense ratio: 0.14%. Objective: The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of large-capitalization stocks. Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund – Expense ratio: 0.15%. Objective: The Fund seeks to track the performance of a broad, marketweighted bond index. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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