Candlewick

Educational portfolio research · Regime-balanced

Dalio-inspired All Weather

A transparent educational approximation of an All Weather-style mix. It spreads capital across equities, different bond durations, gold, and commodities rather than treating one forecast as certain.

How to read this profile

Risk-balanced portfolio ideas were popularized through public writing about growth and inflation regimes. This ETF mix is a simplified implementation and is not the Bridgewater fund or any person’s personal holdings.

Multiple return drivers may behave differently across rising or falling growth and inflation regimes, while scheduled rebalancing restores the intended exposures.

Educational proxy allocation

  • VTI — US equities: 30.0%
  • TLT — Long-term US bonds: 40.0%
  • IEI — Intermediate US bonds: 15.0%
  • GLD — Gold: 7.5%
  • GSG — Broad commodities: 7.5%

These liquid ETF proxies do not reproduce any person’s current holdings. Historical observations are not predictions.

Where it can struggle

Long-duration bonds can be hurt by rising rates, commodities and gold can lag for long stretches, and a diversified mix can trail a concentrated equity market in a sustained boom.