Aim Ways Ulcer Free Strategy Portfolio: ETF allocation and returns

Hello. I am "AIM WAYS". I was bord in 1969; I live in Italy and I'm Italian; my name is Carmine.

For almost 15 years -I was not yet 21 years old- I was a tied-agent on behalf of a leading Italian asset management company. Thereafter, I abandoned single-mandate model, and for 13 years I was involved in straightforward consulting.

With changing regulations in the industry sector, in 2018 I decided to permanently abandon the classic 'Output-Economy' approach (focused on the placement of instruments) to face a new concept: financial coaching.

Challenge consists in being able to generate income revenues (for me), with value and full reward for the investor/prospect.

It is the cornerstone of the 'Outcome-Economy': a new 'ecosystem' in which, RELATIONSHIP (Advisory), is the main pillar, through major tool: 'Goal based investing'; my policy does NOT allow "recommenda- tions on financial instruments."

Basically, I focus on the 'CORE' stages of <Consulting Process>; that is: once the 'anamnesis' is taken and the correct 'therapy' (including 'dosage') is identified, it will then be the interactor -now sufficiently learned- to choose both 'pharmacy' and specific 'medicine'.

After all these years professionally engaged in personal finance, I still manage to be passionate about the world of investments.

“Ulcer-Free”, designed for several goals, containing “Ulcer-Index”. Index measures “emotional pain” from swings in listed assets. It's to work on unease and impulsiveness, for those with very low tolerance and capacity risk, by guarding their savings from relevant declines.

Strategy aims to balance several elements, including: stability, fixed income, inflation protection, and equity appreciation. It's worth noting that, investment choices, involve ‘risks’ find their correct ‘garrison’ in conforming allocations to: specific needs, time horizon, and investor's “risk appeal”.

Other targets include: Sharpe ratio properly rewarding investor, relative to their risk spent; a real return, at least, 2 or 3 points above long-term average inflation. And, as a result of “final gap of an output process”, a ‘perpetual’ withdrawal rate, that gives realistic statistical confidence of survival of decumulation, relative to the beneficiary.

• 7% US large cap growth: sector tracks performance of large-cap companies, considered with high growth potential.
• 34% US intermediate bond 7-10 years: government intermediate securities provide stability and income to the portfolio. These are (generally) statistically less risky than short-term or high-yield bonds.
• 34% Internat. all-term bonds: all listed in developed markets; a contribute to geographic credit diversification, with exposure to government debt, issued only by economically advanced countries.
• 14% Bloomberg US convert. securit. all-term bond: convertible offer a combination of fixed income and equity appreciation (exchange for shares of issuing companies) but with much lower volatility.
• 11% Gold commodity: share in gold is oriented to reducing maximum drawdowns and protecting against inflation; in addition acting as a ‘safe-haven’ during times of economic turbulence.