Portfolio Allocation

I'm a firm believer in not putting all your eggs in one basket. Therefore, I've divided my IRA account into several different portfolios with different assets, investment methodologies, and brokerages. Most of these are passive investments with periodic rebalancing, except for my covered call portfolio which is actively managed. By dividing up my IRA account in this manner I reduce the risk of any one asset/methodology from having an adverse effect on my overall account.

Here's a breakdown of my IRA account:

Percent	Brokerage	Assets/Methodology	Objective
30%	Interactive Brokers	Covered Calls on Stocks	Income
25%	Vanguard	Index Funds	Growth & Income
15%	Interactive Brokers	Buy & Hold Stocks	Growth
15%	Scottrade	Closed-End Funds	Income
15%	Scottrade	CD Ladder	Income