Rethinking Diversification: Alex Shahidi on Risk Parity and the 60/40 Problem

Rethinking Diversification: Alex Shahidi on Risk Parity and the 60/40 ProblemIn this episode of Lead-Lag Live, I sit down with Alex Shahidi, Managing Partner and Co-CIO at Evoke Advisors, to talk about why most portfolios aren’t nearly as diversified as investors think — and how risk parity aims to fix that.We dig into why the traditional 60/40 portfolio fails, how to truly diversify against growth and inflation shocks, and why today’s market risks make balance more important than ever.In this episode:Why “balanced” portfolios are still stock-heavyHow risk parity works — and why it’s really about true diversificationBuilding portfolios that avoid “lost decades”Why inflation risk has returned after decades of stabilityHow today’s concentration in U.S. mega caps could backfireLead-Lag Live brings you inside conversations with top financial minds shaping markets in real time.Subscribe for more interviews, insights, and raw takes that cut deeper than the headlines.#LeadLagLive #Investing #PortfolioStrategy #RiskParity #StockMarket #AlexShahidi #AssetAllocationSupport the show