Two out of three households in America - an estimated 65 million households- will probably fail to realize one or more of their major life goals.
Any loss sustained in one’s portfolio requires a greater return to get back to the original starting point. A twenty percent loss will require a twenty five percent return on remaining principal to get back to the starting value. For example, look at these two hypothetical situations first from a rebounding market and a then from a declining market.
Rebounding from a market decline: $100,000 starting value - 37.6% cumulative decline You will need a 60% return to get back to $100,000
Approaching retirement, look what happens when withdrawals are taken during a market decline: $100,000 starting value 5% withdraw rate each year for retirement - 37.6% cumulative decline. You will need a 87% return to get back to $100,000 if you take a 5% withdraw.
Shout if from the mountain tops.
What's the right portfolio for you or your clients? Provident Capital offers 4 portfolios that one can select that seek to replicate the risk and return characteristics of our Absolute Indexes. 
