Frank Armstrong's Ideal Index Portfolio

Investment advisor Frank Armstrong is well-known for his book, "The Informed Investor: A Hype-Free Guide to Constructing a Sound Financial Portfolio" as well founding his own advisory firm. While Frank is a big fan of using funds from Dimensional Fund Advisors (which are only available to institutions and financial advisers), in his view this is as close to an ideal portfolio you can get which offers the best returns with the least amount of risk:

Frank Armstrong's Ideal Index Portfolio:
- 31% in Vanguard Total International Stock (VGTSX)
- 30% in Vanguard Short-Term Bond (VBISX)
- 9.25% in Vanguard Small Cap Value (VISVX)
- 9.25% in Vanguard Value (VIVAX)
- 8% in Vanguard REIT (VGSIX)
- 6.25% in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth (VISGX)
- 6.25% in Vanguard 500 Index (VFINX)

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