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A Spectacularly Underappreciated 15 Years

The Big Picture

2015 gain of only 1.4% -2018 drop of 4.4%, including a Q4 drop of nearly 20%. -Q1 See also Lazy Portfolios rolling returns. Over the entirety of the post-GFC era, we have been averaging a third more than the typical annual returns since 1925, and nearly double the average 15-year stretch. Q1 2020 down 34% in the pandemic.

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“Nobody Knows Anything,” Wall Street Strategist Edition

The Big Picture

Not only do many investors pay attention to this guesswork, but some change their portfolios in response to them. This is especially true for those made by analysts who are not working to provide you with good investing advice but rather are hoping to drum up business for secondaries and IPOs. This has proven to be an unproductive strategy.

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Stocks vs. Bonds: Historical Returns, Risk, and the Case for Both

Darrow Wealth Management

Bond Basics: How Bonds Work and Reasons to Add Bonds to Your Portfolio Stock vs bond historical returns by calendar year Investors dont hold bonds to outperform stocks over the long run. The chart below shows how cumulative US stocks versus bond returns can impact a portfolio over time. Thats not their job. Morgan Asset Management.

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Strategy of the Week: The Acquirer’s Multiple – A Deep Value Approach That Thinks Like a Buyer

Validea

A concentrated portfolio of deeply undervalued, high-quality companies that could be attractive to strategic buyers, private equity firms, or activist investors. After a tough stretch in 2022–2024, it is the top-performing Validea portfolio in 2025 YTD , up 25.7% The result? Notably: It soared in 2009 , returning 153.9%

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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. 2015 -4.2% 2015 -4.2% GLD SPDR Gold Shares 7.5% +380.3% 2008 -0.4% -21.0%

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Deconstructing Portable Alpha

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

The idea is that you get the full beta (stocks and bonds) return with just a portion of the portfolio often with futures or some other form of leverage, leaving dollars left over to add alternatives all in pursuit of better nominal returns or better risk adjusted returns. The fourth portfolio more closely aligns with what we do here.

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Strategy of the Week: The Peter Lynch P/E/Growth Investor Model

Validea

Model Performance & Return History Since its inception on Validea in 2003, the 20-stock, monthly rebalanced Peter Lynch-based portfolio has delivered a 1,142.0% 6.2%) 2015 : -13.8% (vs. This nuanced, category-specific approach gives the model flexibility while remaining true to Lynchs principles. 38.5%) 2018 : -22.7% (vs.

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