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JPMorgan Develops AI Investment Agents That Outperform Traditional Portfolios
Jul 9, 2026
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JPMorgan Chase has been testing AI-driven investment agents that autonomously allocate funds between stocks and bonds. In backtests over the last 20 years, these agents outperformed the conventional 60/40 portfolio and the bank's own market model, showing promise for future investment strategies.
- JPMorgan Chase & Co. is exploring the use of AI for investment allocation.
- The bank's researchers have developed AI agents that adjust investments based on market conditions.
- In backtests covering the past two decades, the top-performing AI model exceeded the returns of a traditional 60/40 portfolio by 0.7 percentage points annually, with lower volatility.
- The AI agents also outperformed JPMorgan's existing rules-based market regime model.
- The research is led by strategists including Thomas Salopek.
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