--- title: "'The Appeal Is Clear' — Billionaire BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Says New 50/30/20 Portfolio Mix May Replace The 60/40 Standard" description: "Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, proposes a shift from the traditional 60/40 investment portfolio to a new 50/30/20 mix, comprising 50% stocks, 30% bonds, and 20% private market assets. He argues that th" type: "news" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/236664129.md" published_at: "2025-04-20T00:00:16.000Z" --- # 'The Appeal Is Clear' — Billionaire BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Says New 50/30/20 Portfolio Mix May Replace The 60/40 Standard > Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, proposes a shift from the traditional 60/40 investment portfolio to a new 50/30/20 mix, comprising 50% stocks, 30% bonds, and 20% private market assets. He argues that the evolving market landscape and inflation necessitate this change, as private assets can offer better inflation protection and stability. Fink emphasizes the need for the investment industry to adapt, as most asset managers still focus on public markets. BlackRock is taking steps to bridge this gap, including recent acquisitions to unify public and private markets. **Larry Fink** is throwing the investment world a curveball—or maybe just a long-overdue update. In his annual letter to BlackRock shareholders, the firm's CEO suggests it might be time to retire the old-school 60/40 portfolio. That's the classic mix of 60% stocks and 40% bonds that's guided generations of investors since Nobel Prize-winning economists **Harry Markowitz** and **Bill Sharpe** laid the groundwork with Modern Portfolio Theory. But according to Fink, what once passed as "true diversification" might no longer cut it. "The future standard portfolio may look more like 50/30/20," Fink writes, pointing to a mix of 50% stocks, 30% bonds, and 20% private market assets—such as infrastructure, real estate, and private credit. **Don't Miss:** - **‘Scrolling To UBI' — Deloitte's #1 fastest-growing software company allows users to earn money on their phones. **You can invest today for just $0.26/share with a $1000 minimum.**** - **Are you rich?** **Here’s what Americans think you need to be considered wealthy.** Why the shift? Because the world has changed. Markets have evolved. Inflation won't stay silent. And bonds? Not the safe haven they once were. Fink argues that while private assets come with their own risks, they offer benefits that public markets can't always match—namely inflation protection, stability, and historically higher returns. "The appeal is clear," he wrote. The case for infrastructure is especially compelling. Toll roads, utilities, and other revenue-generating infrastructure assets typically adjust with inflation. They're also less volatile than traditional stocks and bonds—something today's nervous investors won't overlook. As the chart in Fink's letter shows, portfolios that included infrastructure not only had better returns but also lower volatility. **Trending: BlackRock is calling 2025 the year of alternative assets. **One firm from NYC has quietly built a group of 60,000+ investors who have all joined in on an alt asset class previously exclusive to billionaires like Bezos and Gates.**** Take a traditional 60/40 model portfolio, for example. With the addition of infrastructure, annualized returns moved higher, while volatility dropped. The same thing happened with pension portfolios. That's the bump—more return, less stress. But there's a catch. As Fink points out, the industry isn't built for a 50/30/20 world. Most asset managers still live in the 50/30 public market zone, while private market firms control the 20% piece. For individual investors, crossing into that private territory is tough. Even those with enough money to qualify might only have enough to invest in one fund—putting a fifth of their portfolio in a single vehicle. And that's not real diversification. Fink believes BlackRock can fix that. ***See Also: Hasbro, MGM, and Skechers trust this AI marketing firm — ***invest pre-IPO from $0.60 per share now*********.*** Just as it bridged the divide between index and active investing back in 2009 with its acquisition of Barclays Global Investors – the firm behind iShares ETFs – BlackRock is now working to unify public and private markets. In October, it took a major step in that direction by acquiring Global Infrastructure Partners. Two more acquisitions are expected to follow. The 2009 move wasn't just about betting on ETFs. It was about giving investors the flexibility to combine strategies—to blend low-cost index funds with actively managed products. "Every investing decision is active," Fink noted, even choosing an index. Since then, BlackRock says it's helped investors save over $642 million in fees while giving them more control. Now, Fink sees the same chance to shake up investing all over again. His message? The old playbook's getting stale—it's time for an upgrade. Whether the 50/30/20 mix becomes the new gold standard remains to be seen—but Fink's not waiting to find out. 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