Bourstad 2015: A diversified portfolio shows promising results!

The Bourstad 2015 simulation is now over. Ian Gascon, president of Idema Investments, was participating as a mentor with the primary objective of demonstrating the benefits of a well diversified portfolio. The results did not disappoint.
Mr. Gascon's portfolio (available on the Facebook page of the simulation) was built exclusively with Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and exceeded 81% of the 732 participants in the diversified portfolio category by applying a passive investment strategy. In addition to the initial transactions, no other transaction was required during the 9-week simulation to achieve this result.
"I am confident this good performance, although over a short period, is not the result of chance and illustrates the benefits of having a diversified portfolio and a low cost structure. It's my 3rd year as a mentor with Bourstad, and the results are comparable from year to year. ", said Ian Gascon, commenting the simulation.
Idema Investments hopes Bourstad 2015 participants took advantage of the simulation to improve their financial literacy and that will make better informed decisions when confronted to important financial decisions in the coming years.
Idema investments also wants to congratulate the organizers of Bourstad 2015 and thank the different partners of the event.
About Idema Investments
Idema Investments is a portfolio manager that offers the first online investment solution that gives independent, personalized and low cost investment advice, also known as a "robo-advisor". A long term oriented systematic approach combined with the use of Exchange traded funds (ETFs) allows us to offer portfolios tailored to the needs of both do-it-yourself investors and investors looking for a managed portfolio solution. Follow our ETF blog on lesaffaires.com
