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Managing Portfolio Misery

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

The portfolio on the left was up a little in 2012 but lagged VBAIX, on the right, that year by almost 400 basis points. If we extrapolate Portfolio 1 out over the next 20 years and there were to be a similar result, that would be great but there would be quite a few years where Portfolio 1 got completely dusted.

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Three Technology Dividend Aristocrats Warren Buffett Might Like

Validea

AAPL) Apple has transformed from a pure growth stock to a balanced return story since initiating its dividend in 2012. Their ability to satisfy Buffett’s stringent investment criteria while maintaining technology sector growth characteristics makes them worth consideration for both value and income-oriented portfolios.

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Market Commentary: Strong Jobs Report Gets the “Good News Is Bad News” Treatment

Carson Wealth

The last two highlight the challenges of keeping up with changing markets and technology, as GM declared bankruptcy in 2009 and Kodak in 2012. There are a lot of opportunities to diversify portfolios so they arent as concentrated as the S&P 500. Compliance Case # 7521978.1._011325_C

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Build a Resilient Investment Strategy With The All Weather Portfolio

Validea

Investors looking for a diversified portfolio that performs well in all market conditions have long been drawn to the All Weather Portfolio, a strategy pioneered by Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates. The portfolio allocates across U.S. equities, gold, commodities, and long-duration and intermediate-term Treasury bonds.

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Chart of the Day – Ignoring Political Noise

Discipline Funds

But don’t vote with your portfolio as your portfolio is going to be agnostic to politics in the long-run. For example, the economic impact of policies in 2008 and 2009 have a much bigger impact than policies enacted in 2012. 1 – I think it would be fair to say that politics has an asymmetric impact at specific times.

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At the Money: Austan Goolsbee, Chicago Fed President on Tariffs, Inflation and Monetary Policy

The Big Picture

To help us unpack all of this and what it means for your portfolio, let’s bring in Austin Goolsbee. You’ve said you’ve turned 180 degrees on the inflation target questions since your initial thoughts in 2012. Okay, so in 2012 th there had been vague targets. Inflation as a driver of returns. Tell us about that.

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“Sorry, Steve: Here’s Why Apple Stores Won’t Work”

The Big Picture

They achieved the highest sales per square foot in 2012 among all retailers. That guy who wrote, Sorry, Steve: Heres Why Apple Stores Wont Work , I wonder what the rest of his portfolio looks like… Finance seems to encourage this kind of forecasting. billion per month. billion per month.

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