Charlie Brown

ETF Investing Guide: A Core ETF Portfolio

Good question. The original guide had suggested percentages but the revised Jul 2006 ETF Investing Guide appears to have removed these and left the reader on their own. Here's the percentages from the original guide: where SP = percentage of stock, and BP = 1 - SP
IVV: SP * 0.25
IJH: SP * 0.25
IWM: SP * 0.25
EFA: SP * 0.0625
EEM: SP * 0.0625
RWR: SP * 0.0625
CASH: SP * 0.0625
LQD: BP * 0.4
SHY: BP * 0.4
IFE: BP * 0.2
This should add up to 100%. For example, if SP = 0.7, then IVV = 17.5%, EFA = 4.375%, LQD = 12%. I realize this does not directly answer your question but you may find these percentages a reasonable starting point.

--Charlie