Professor Rao Stock-trak Stock Market Game

The Benchmark Portfolio


The benchmark is a passive $100,000 portfolio of 50% equities, 40% bonds, and 10% cash. Specifically, the portfolio consists of: 
Fidelity Equity Index Fund, FUSEX 50% Details: try morningstar.com or Yahoo finance; enter ticker fusex
Vanguard Long Term Bond Fund, VUSTX 40% Details: try morningstar.com or Yahoo finance; enter ticker vustx
Cash (Money Market Instruments) earning 5% 10%
Total 100%

Other portfolios may also be created, either comprised of domestic Value and Growth (VIVAX:50%, VMGRX: 17%, VIGRX: 33%) or world portfolio with 80% in VOO and 20% in VXUS, or a portfolio consisting of VGTSX (Int'l Stock Fund) and DODFX (Int'l Stock fund), 50% each or VanGuard MSCI EAFE (VEA) which tracks European, Australasian and Far Eastern Markets. These portfolios are for reference.


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