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Research links: the burden of proof

Abnormal Returns

mrzepczynski.blogspot.com) There's not much to see in tactical asset allocation ETF performance. evidenceinvestor.com) Customized portfolios are by definition more concentrated. (alphaarchitect.com) Why does trend following work better in a high inflation regime?

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Tuesday links: the case for diversification

Abnormal Returns

Strategy High uncertainty decisions, like investing, are by definition difficult. behaviouralinvestment.com) Do commodities have a role to play in a long-term, strategic asset allocation? monevator.com) Companies IBM ($IBM) keeps acquiring smaller companies to seemingly very little effect.

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10 Monday AM Reads

The Big Picture

When Should You Change Your Asset Allocation? Not everyone can invest in the top quartile or decile of the best funds (by definition). ( General Assembly unveiled a 10-point plan on financing biodiversity, showing how reversing biodiversity loss helps stop the spread of poverty. Chief Investment Officer ).

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Investing is the Study of Human Decision Making

The Big Picture

Perhaps this is why my definition of investing differs from the mainstream: “ Investing is the art of using imperfect information to make probabilistic assessments about an inherently unknowable future.” There is a lot of nuance packed into those 17 words. The process by which you make decisions is worth examining.

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10 Monday AM Reads

The Big Picture

My back-to-work morning train WFH reads: • Big Investors Are Giving Up on Crypto Markets Going Mainstream : Bitcoin as a portfolio diversifier hasn’t worked for investors Crypto won’t ‘find a home in institutional asset allocation’. Bloomberg ). Wall Street Journal ). • Morningstar ). Institutional Investor ).

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At the Money: How to Change Careers 

The Big Picture

He is also the author of multiple books, the Intelligent Asset Allocator, four Pillars of Investing, investors Manifesto, and on and on. And if you understand the mathematics of rebalancing, where that bonus comes from, then you understand asset allocation. And if you understand asset allocation, you understand finance.

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Should You Worry About “Recession” Risk?

Discipline Funds

The economy has decelerated sharply in the last year, but we aren’t seeing data that is consistent with what the NBER would define as a “recession” So how concerned should we be about these technical definitions? In our view we’re still in the “muddle through” camp as it pertains to the economy.

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