I take the idea of having an diversified portfolio and just add leverage to it. In other words, I keep the same desired percentages of each category, and use the notional value of derivatives to represent to amount invested in that category. The diversified portfolio I follow is a target date fund, such as [SWYGX](https://www.schwabassetmanagement.com/resource/swygx-fact-sheet). As these percentages change over time, I do rebalancing taking into account the leverage I'm using.
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This method of using leverage is also referred to as "return stacking", and there are some [ETFs](https://www.returnstacked.com/) that also try to do this for you.
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## Leverage
Adding leverage increases your risk, but increased risk is one way to possibly gain better returns. There are many ways to gain leverage, from using loans, to options, to futures.