Alpha Architect

AUGUST 3, 2022

But we do know that post-1973 we entered a world where, for several decades (at least up to around 2007), both bonds and commodities were an important component of a diversified portfolio. The recent past has arguably made investors complacent in their reliance on a stock/bond portfolio as an end-all-be-all solution.

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Fortune Financial

AUGUST 16, 2021

One topic I have not touched on in a while is portfolio construction, so I wanted to dedicate this post to the reasons why a sector-neutral portfolio makes sense, and to give investors some ideas for creating their own. The first step is to decide how many positions you want to hold in the portfolio.

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Resilience is Core to Sustainable Portfolio Construction mhannan Wed, 09/21/2022 - 10:50 As crucial as sustainability may be to investors and companies alike, gauging the long term resilience of their business model is just as important. Sustainable International Leaders views resilience as a crucial lens through which to analyze businesses.

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Resilience is Core to Sustainable Portfolio Construction. While the old adage “only time will tell” generally refers to a future outcome, it is apropos of our belief that a truly sustainable portfolio must consist of businesses that have proven to be resilient under a variety of macroeconomic circumstances. Wed, 09/21/2022 - 10:50.

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Truemind Capital

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

I am also seeing an increasing exposure to equity even in those portfolios where investors have a very low-risk appetite. Thinking about all this, I felt I had read about this and observed it in 2007. But, a portfolio should be a mix of different asset classes like equity, debt, and gold.

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Truemind Capital

MAY 19, 2020

In this blog, I am going to give you insights on the important aspects of investment management employed by the best investors and how we can use them to maximize our portfolio returns besides minimizing the risk. Use tactical allocation to make your portfolio future-ready. Be Cautiously Optimistic.

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 3, 2023

The rally from those lows were close to a market double by the time we saw the next peak in October 2007. But here is the unexpected thing about those predictions: Even if your forecast of future events is correct, the odds are against you capturing it in your portfolio. The next ~12 years saw gains of 608.5% through January 4, 2022.

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The Big Picture

MAY 15, 2023

It’s incredibly difficult to construct a portfolio of stocks in a way that beats the competition. He founded Wall Strip (sold to CBS in 2007), co-founded StockTwits (which pioneered the ‘cashtag’ e.g., $AAPL), and was the first investor in Robin Hood. TKer ) • The Debt Ceiling Dispute Raises the Risks for ‘Risk-Free’ U.S.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 19, 2023

I run through 30 charts in 30 minutes that explain where we are in the economic cycle, what markets are doing, and what it means to their portfolios. This has enormous ramifications for everything from our portfolios, policies and politics… See also , Failures’ Fallout (Mehlman, August 21, 2021) Teens Spend Average of 4.8

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

JANUARY 22, 2024

There is a secondary, more subtle point that relates to portfolio construction and portfolio theory as we discuss here and as I have implemented into client accounts. Back in 2006 and 2007 there were far fewer funds available to help offset large stock market declines.

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MarketWatch

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

She will be replaced by Neal Mohan, a longtime Googler who came to the company in the DoubleClick acquisition of 2007 and has been serving as YouTube’s chief product officer. Wojcicki plans to stick around to help with the transition to Mohan as CEO, and has agreed to serve as an advisor to Alphabet Inc.

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Truemind Capital

JANUARY 19, 2024

The subprime bubble crash in 2007-08 was confined to developed economies, then also the Indian stock market crashed by 65% from the peak. Irrespective of what you think about the strength of your mutual fund or stock holdings, the global market crash will take down your portfolio as well.

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The Big Picture

AUGUST 29, 2023

My Two-for-Tuesday morning train WFH reads: • Stock Pickers Never Had a Chance Against Hard Math of the Market : In years like this one, when just a few big companies outperform, it’s hard to assemble a winning portfolio. 2007-09 Great Financial Crisis 7. Businessweek ) but see With cash earning 5%, why risk money on the stock market?

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

OCTOBER 19, 2023

I built two version of this allocation with the only difference being that in Portfolio 1, for private equity I used Apollo Asset Management (APO) and in Portfolio 2 I used the Invesco Global Listed Private Equity ETF (PSP). Portfolio 3 is the Vanguard Balanced Index Fund (VBAIX) which is a proxy for a 60/40 portfolio.

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Validea

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Quick Links Warren Buffett Portfolio High Momentum Stocks Low Volatility / Conservative Stocks Using yearly Bloomberg surveys from 2000-2021, Barron’s found that the median forecast among the economists, money managers, independent research firms, and other organizations surveyed was 0.99% off in either direction from the actual year-over-year GDP.

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Validea

MAY 15, 2023

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway first bought Apple stock in 2016, and since then its become the crown jewel in the conglomerate’s $360 billion equity portfolio, contends an article Yahoo! The stake is now worth $110 billion and accounts for 40% of Berkshire’s stock holdings, making their ownership in Apple just under 6%. billion and $41.2

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Validea

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The fund is run by a committee at Dodge & Cox’s Portfolio Strategy Group, rather than just one manager, and generally takes a value-oriented approach, though it added Amazon to its portfolio this year, which despite a severe price cut this year still has a 82 price/earnings ratio. in securitized debt as of September 30 th.

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Discipline Funds

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

We founded the concept of Countercyclical Indexing by answering some simple questions: Is a “balanced index” like a 60/40 stock/bond portfolio actually balanced? A standard indexing strategy such as a 60/40 stock/bond portfolio has many wonderful characteristics. It’s diverse, low fee and tax efficient. This doesn’t make sense.

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Validea

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

equities are now the priciest they’ve been since 2007, entering a level the strategists called a “death zone.” Quick Links Warren Buffett Portfolio High Momentum Stocks Low Volatility / Conservative Stocks U.S.

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Validea

JANUARY 27, 2023

That’s the biggest yearly profit scored by a hedge fund manager ever, beating John Paulson’s 2007 $15 billion record. Citadel, the hedge fund founded by Ken Griffin, raked in a $16 billion profit—after fees—in 2022, reports an article in MarketWatch. The top 20 managers of 2022 made gains of $22.4 return for their investors.

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Darrow Wealth Management

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Yields on Treasuries haven’t been this high since 2007 and it won’t continue forever. Though your portfolio is likely faring much worse year-to-date, since January 2007, the S&P 500 enjoyed an annualized total return of 8.2%, despite the major drop in 2022. Further, U.S.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

OCTOBER 15, 2022

So it is with portfolio construction. The basic, most elementary portfolio construction is 60/40 equity/fixed income. Yahoo Finance has the Vanguard Balanced Index Fund (VBAIX), a proxy for a 60/40 portfolio, down 22.6% Anything unique that an incident calls for builds off the basics. this year versus down 24.8%

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

More interesting than the articles sometimes are the comments as was the case today with the following comment: What is really wacky is the Modern Portfolio Theory promoted use of bonds in a portfolio.ballast (or theoretical risk-reducing agent). Small allocations don't become impediments to portfolio growth, simply they are laggards.

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Validea

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Quick Links Warren Buffett Portfolio High Momentum Stocks Low Volatility / Conservative Stocks Though the yield curve has inverted plenty of times over the last 60 years—preceding every recession—now companies are borrowing for longer terms, lowering those bond yields more than past inversions. more, that’s the lowest bonus since 2007.

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Trade Brains

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The best month for Nifty50 returns was in May 2009, with an impressive 28.07%, and October 2007 was also remarkable, with a 17.51% gain. Source: niftyindices.com and PrimeInvestor.in Which months marked the highest and lowest points? The Nifty has had its ups and downs over the past 23 years. loss, due to the financial crisis.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

JULY 8, 2023

Barron's had a fun article that looked at some ideas from William Bernstein titled The Trick To A Bullet Proof Portfolio? Based on the title, it would seem to be in the neighborhood of creating an all-weather portfolio which we've looked at in several different forms over the course of my full 19 years of blogging.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

DECEMBER 10, 2023

A little more specifically the need for diversified portfolios persists with the implication that bonds are the way to get this done. This chart contributes to the logic supporting a 60/40 portfolio. Do you want that kind of volatility from the fixed income in your portfolio? Portfolio 2 above has 65% in growth.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

DECEMBER 3, 2023

There are enough incidences here though that anyone buying these should expect that they are adding a lot of volatility to their portfolios. It's total return CAGR going back to 2007 was +5.29% and price-only was -3.50%. I'd have thought there'd be a lot that would have fallen 30% but based on a casual glance, it wasn't that bad.

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Nationwide Financial

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The previous bear market occurred in 2007-09, during the Global Financial Crisis. This can help temper some fluctuations in overall portfolios. Bonds can also help investors weather the turbulence of a bear market by bringing balance to an investment portfolio. The average bear market lasts 9.6 What causes a bear market?

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Carson Wealth

JANUARY 22, 2024

While new highs were set before bear markets in 1987, 2000, 2007, and 2020 in recent memory, the market has also made spectacular gains following new highs. A diversified portfolio does not assure a profit or protect against loss in a declining market. They are perfectly normal. In general, these records have not been warning signs.

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Trade Brains

JULY 27, 2022

The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of ICT solutions for businesses in India under the brand name Tata Tele Business Services (TTBS). Moreover, it follows a progressive approach of partnering with businesses as their trusted technology enabler, empowering them with a comprehensive portfolio of connectivity and digital solutions.

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Carson Wealth

MARCH 11, 2024

The S&P 500 fell an eventual 57% from its October 2007 peak before bottoming on March 9, 2009, and finally ending the global financial crisis (GFC) bear market. A diversified portfolio does not assure a profit or protect against loss in a declining market.

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Trade Brains

MAY 16, 2023

It has a large portfolio of over 25 brands which are known worldwide. Novelis, a US aluminium company is a key subsidiary of Hindalco which it acquired in 2007. Its brand portfolio includes well-known names such as Fortune, Kohinoor, and many others. Should a conservative portfolio be of all large caps?

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Trade Brains

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The company’s portfolio consists of payment acquisition (online and offline through a SoftPoS), payment issuance and remittances, and relevant infrastructure. Initially, they started as a producer and exporter of cottonseed oil under a partnership firm called ‘Aditya Oil Industries in 2007. 4447 billion.

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Validea

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Of course, getting that timing right is a challenge, but Arnott points to the Shiller price-to-earning ratios, which shows that equities are still expensive and the S&P 500, while trading below its recent peaks, is still well above the low it hit during the 2007-09 financial crisis.

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Trade Brains

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

in Strasbourg, France, in 2007. The business is headquartered in India and focuses on producing and distributing CNC machinery. Globally, it had a market share of 0.04 percent in FY2022. Jyoti CNC Automation acquired French machine tool giant Huron Graffestaden S.A.S. Huron is considered a pioneer in 5-axis machining technology.

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Trade Brains

JANUARY 12, 2024

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd expanded into new markets in 2007 with one of the world’s most integrated facilities in Dahej, Gujarat, India, and currently has a comprehensive array of fluoropolymers that includes PTFE, PFA, FEP, FKM, PVDF, and fluoropolymer additives. What are your thoughts on these businesses? Do they hold potential?

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