--- title: Empire Life Blog Emblem Portfolios in action - Asset Allocation Update, May 21, 2021 description: Check out the latest asset allocation update for Empire Life Emblem Portfolios image: https://blog.empirelife.ca/hubfs/Blog_images/INV-Blog-images/ELI-Blog-EmblemPortfoliosInAction-GettyImages-1131299321-resized.jpg --- × #### Subscribe ### Subscribe to Email Updates Signing up for our Blog offers you the opportunity to subscribe and receive email notifications for Investment or Insurance type content only from The Empire Life Insurance Company and Empire Life Investments Inc. 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