# asset-allocation

A skill that helps the agent split capital across asset classes: strategic and tactical weights, MVO, Black-Litterman, risk parity, glide paths.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 845 installs · ★ 218
- Author: JoelLewis
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/JoelLewis/finance_skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/wealth-management/skills/asset-allocation/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-07-18
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/asset-allocation

## What it does

The skill kicks in when you ask how to split money between stocks and bonds, what a 60/40 portfolio looks like, or how a policy portfolio and core-satellite structure work. It covers strategic and tactical allocation, Markowitz mean-variance optimization, the Black-Litterman model, risk parity, glide paths and asset-liability matching.

The formulas are written out: the MVO objective, equilibrium returns as `Pi = lambda * Sigma * w_mkt`, the Black-Litterman posterior, and risk contribution `RC_i = w_i * (Sigma*w)_i / sigma_p`. Two worked examples follow through — a three-asset optimization and a relative view in Black-Litterman with equilibrium returns.

One thing to watch: MVO is highly sensitive to expected return inputs, and in the worked example international equity drops to zero weight because it correlates heavily with US equity while offering a lower return. Set weight constraints before you run the numbers, not after. The skill lives in `JoelLewis/finance_skills` under the MIT license.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JoelLewis/finance_skills --skill asset-allocation -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/asset-allocation/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/asset-allocation/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JoelLewis/finance_skills --skill asset-allocation -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/asset-allocation/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JoelLewis/finance_skills --skill asset-allocation -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/asset-allocation/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install JoelLewis/finance_skills asset-allocation
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/asset-allocation/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JoelLewis/finance_skills --skill asset-allocation -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/JoelLewis/finance_skills --path plugins/wealth-management/skills/asset-allocation
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/asset-allocation/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JoelLewis/finance_skills --skill asset-allocation -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/JoelLewis/finance_skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/wealth-management/skills/asset-allocation/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- set long-term weights across asset classes
- run mean-variance optimization for a portfolio
- blend market equilibrium with your own view via Black-Litterman
- equalize risk contribution instead of capital weights
- build a glide path by age or target date

## Example prompts
- Help me allocate a portfolio: 60% equity, 30% bonds, 10% alternatives — what's off here?
- Run MVO for three assets, risk aversion 4, long-only
- Set up Black-Litterman: market weights 55/30/15, view that international equity beats bonds by 3%

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: asset-allocation
description: "Determine how to distribute capital across asset classes using strategic and tactical allocation frameworks. Use when the user asks about portfolio allocation, mean-variance optimization, Black-Litterman, risk parity, glide paths, or target-date strategies. Also trigger when users mention 'how much in stocks vs bonds', '60/40 portfolio', 'policy portfolio', 'core-satellite', 'liability-driven investing', 'asset-liability matching', or ask how to split their money across investments."
---

# Asset Allocation

## Core Concepts

### Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA)
The long-term policy portfolio based on an investor's risk tolerance, return objectives, time horizon, and constraints. SAA determines the baseline target weights (e.g., 60% equity / 30% bonds / 10% alternatives) and is the dominant driver of long-term portfolio returns. SAA should be revisited when investor circumstances change, not in response to market movements.

### Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA)
Short-to-medium-term deviations from the SAA based on market views, valuations, or momentum signals. TAA requires a disciplined process to avoid becoming ad hoc market timing. Key considerations:
- Define allowable deviation bands (e.g., +/- 10% from SAA)
- Have a clear signal framework (valuation, momentum, macro)
- Set reversion rules: when to return to SAA weights

### Mean-Variance Optimization (MVO)
Markowitz's framework for finding optimal portfolio weights that maximize risk-adjusted return:

max w'*mu - (lambda/2) * w'*Sigma*w

subject to: sum(w_i) = 1, w_i >= 0 (if long-only), and any additional constraints.

Where:
- w = weight vector
- mu = expected return vector
- Sigma = covariance matrix
- lambda = risk aversion parameter

MVO requires three inputs: expected returns, the covariance matrix, and risk aversion. The solution is highly sensitive to expected return inputs.

### Black-Litterman Model
Combines market equilibrium returns with investor views to produce more stable, intuitive portfolio weights. Two-step process:

**Step 1 — Implied Equilibrium Returns:**
Pi = lambda * Sigma * w_mkt

where w_mkt is the market-capitalization weight vector, lambda is the risk aversion parameter, and Sigma is the covariance matrix. These are the returns the market implicitly expects given current prices.

**Step 2 — Blending with Views:**
E(R) = [(tau*Sigma)^(-1) + P'*Omega^(-1)*P]^(-1) * [(tau*Sigma)^(-1)*Pi + P'*Omega^(-1)*Q]

where:
- tau = scalar (uncertainty of equilibrium, typically 0.025-0.05)
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