🥗 Your Portfolio Is Like a Salad
Everyone’s bowl looks different, and that’s exactly how it should be!
🥬 Some people start with a base of greens (bonds and cash, steady, low-risk).
💪🏻 Others pile on protein (stocks - the growth engine).
🌶️ A few drizzle dressing (real estate, alternatives, or Bitcoin) to add flavour.
But here’s the part most people miss:
Your age doesn’t decide the recipe, your full pantry does.
Two people can be 50 and have completely different realities:
📍One has a pension indexed to inflation, their “main course” is already covered.
📍One has $2 million invested, plenty of ingredients, focused on preservation.
📍One has $150,000 saved and a mortgage, still chopping, mixing, and building the base.
🔑 Same age. Different bowls. Different stories.
Some are building portfolios. Others are still building safety. Both are valid steps in wealth.
Because risk feels different when you’ve had to start over, or when every dollar still carries responsibility.
Your portfolio isn’t just math.
It’s your story, your security, your season of life.
So don’t copy someone else’s salad.
Build one that nourishes you 🥰
Photo is of our day visiting Farol de Felgueiras. Porto, Portugal 🇵🇹 🙌🏻
