im in the same boat.... we just sold two co-op apartments in nyc from a family owned real estate business we are un-winding and have 500k coming over the next few weeks.... i wouldnt think twice at one time about throwing 1/2 into our equity funds but now its a different story
its like after being down 300k we are getting a chance to be back where we were and i turned ultra chicken......
i was thinking larkin's income portfolio but wow can some of those components swing wildly like pcy.. i may be to chicken for that too
Larkin's portfolio:
25% iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond ETF (
AGG) (Tracks a broad index of high-quality U.S. bonds)
25% iShares iboxx $ Investment Grade Corporate (
LQD) (Tracks an index of the most liquid, long-term corporate bonds)
10% Fidelity Floating Rate High Income (
FFRHX) (Invests in floating rate bank loans that automatically adjusts to rising short-term interest rates. It offers additional inflation hedge)
10% iShares MBS Fixed Income (
MBB) (Tracks a broad index mortgage-backed securities)
7.5% SPDR DB International Govt Inflation-Protected Bond (
WIP) (Invests in an index of non-U.S., inflation-linked bonds)
7.5% PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt (
PCY) (Tracks an index of emerging markets government debt)
7.5% iShares Barclays TIPS Bond (
TIP) (Tracks an index of inflation-protected, U.S. Treasury securities)
7.5% iShares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond (
HYG) (Tracks an index of high yield bonds