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EXAMPLE PORTFOLIOS — UNITED STATES

Example portfolios: United States

What a single-fund or three-fund starting point actually looks like — with real names, not just categories.

Ready-made model portfolios

The Bogleheads community — named after Vanguard founder John Bogle — maintains one of the longest-running, most widely cited references for simple, low-cost index portfolios in the U.S. Its wiki lays out the classic three-fund approach in detail, including sample fund lineups.

 

Bogleheads Wiki — Three-Fund Portfolio

A community-maintained reference (not a single company or advisor) explaining the classic U.S. three-fund approach, with example fund lineups and the reasoning behind them.

All-in-one funds, direct from the providers

As in Canada, major U.S. providers offer their own single-fund, all-in-one options — these are the providers' own product pages.

 

Vanguard — LifeStrategy Funds

Vanguard's own family of all-in-one funds, each holding a fixed mix of stocks and bonds across four underlying index funds.

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iShares (BlackRock) — Core Allocation ETF

BlackRock's iShares Core Allocation ETF family (tickers AOK, AOM, AOR, AOA) — search “Core Allocation ETFs” from the iShares fund list for the current lineup and fact sheets. 

Or try this Filter on iShares:

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NOTE: — fund names, tickers, and holdings at any of the linked provider pages can change — always confirm current details directly with the provider before relying on them.

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