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Asset Allocation

MainStreet Financial Planning

There are many steps in building an investment portfolio, in this article, I’ll discuss how asset allocation and risk tolerance are important considerations when investing. In simple terms, asset allocation is the mix of all the different types of investments you have in your portfolio.

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Monday links: following a recipe

Abnormal Returns

Asset allocation Asset allocation is not a science. insights.finominal.com) Economy Aging isn't great for economic growth. calculatedriskblog.com) Earlier on Abnormal Returns Adviser links: reducing portfolio volatility. obliviousinvestor.com) Diversification reduces the risk of adverse outcomes.

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Sunday links: poor listeners

Abnormal Returns

wsj.com) Strategy Remember all that talk about how the 60/40 portfolio was broken? awealthofcommonsense.com) There are a lot of different asset allocations you can live with. axios.com) Economy Josh Brown, "The economy ought to be able to heal itself for the most part.

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Tuesday links: dislocated from reality

Abnormal Returns

(morningstar.com) Alternative assets are not all that alternative. wired.com) Asset allocation How various asset classes performed during a recession. morningstar.com) Achieving these three portfolio goals simultaneously is tough. bonddad.blogspot.com) Economy Economic anxiety isn't going anywhere.

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Podcast links: AI playlists

Abnormal Returns

slate.com) Economy Derek Thompson talks the impact of GLP-1 drugs with Zach Reitano CEO of the telehealth platform Ro and Dr. Robert Lustig. youtube.com) Investing Barry Ritholtz talks with Joel Tillinghast, portfolio manager of the Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund. (engadget.com) SiriusXM's ($SIRI) business has kind of stalled out.

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Strategic Update – Q4 2023

Discipline Funds

Macroeconomic Overview Our macroeconomic forecast for 2023 called for a year of disinflation and “muddle through” That means we expected the economy to remain sluggish and for inflation to show positive rates of change that were sequentially slower. To learn more about our investment management service please contact us here.

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Financial Market Round-Up – Jul’23

Truemind Capital

Despite being widely expected for many months, the recession has yet to materialize in the US and other developed economies. We continue to stay under-allocated to equity (check the 3rd page for asset allocation) at the current valuation levels. We continue to prefer a portfolio duration of around 1-1.5