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At the Money: Is War Good for Markets?

The Big Picture

Full transcript below. ~~~ Previously : Hirsch’s WTF Forecast: Dow 38,820 (September 28, 2010) Super Boom: Why the Dow Jones Will Hit 38,820 and How You Can Profit From It (April 12, 2011) ~~~ Jeffrey Hirsch is editor of the Stock Trader’s Almanac & Almanac Investor Newsletter. The answer might surprise you. Following both wars.

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I Ran The Numbers And They Work!

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

The 2010's was a rough decade for managed futures in nominal terms. 90/40 had a higher CAGR than traditional 60/40 but lower than 60% equities/40% managed futures in Portfolio 3. The advantage that both managed futures portfolios had over traditional 60/40 is how well they did in 2022.

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Can I Interest You In Lagging The Market By 5% Almost Every Year?

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

I do not think a two or three fund portfolio is optimal but it is valid and I think it is hard to justify some sort of model with a lot of funds that results just like a 60/40 mutual fund like Vanguard Balanced Index Fund (VBAIX). Portfolio 2 is plain vanilla 60/40. From 2010, through 2021, the S&P 500 only had one down year.

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Avoiding Overly Sophisticated Portfolios

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

Let's continue the conversation about all-weather generically and then the Cockroach Portfolio. First a comparison of the Permanent Portfolio Mutual Fund (PRPFX) versus a 60/40 portfolio comprised of two Vanguard mutual funds. Putting 20% in VIXM pretty much doomed that version of the portfolio.

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10 Weekend Reads

The Big Picture

New York Times ) • Politics and your portfolio: How the election could impact your money : Politics don’t matter for your portfolio if you’re one of many people investing to build wealth over a long period of time. Thje $7 billion fund has been putting up impressive numbers since it was launched in 1999.

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At the Money: Why Fees Matter

The Big Picture

On this episode, Bloomberg Intelligence ETF analyst Eric Balchunas joins us to discuss how fees can significantly impact your portfolio. ~~~ About this week’s guest: Eric Balchunas is been an ETF Analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence. Over the long term, the difference between a few basis points can turn into real, big money.

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Set But Don't Forget

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

This brings us to the heart of today's post about trying to build a set but don't completely forget portfolio. This slice of the portfolio will go down more often than not, it is a tool to smooth out the ride. Referencing the weightings above, all of the portfolios have 65% in equity beta. In real life, I don't have that much.