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Top clicks this week on Abnormal Returns

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humbledollar.com) There's nothing magic about asset allocation. alchemy.substack.com) Why it's easy to say you will buy when stocks 'go on sale.' Top clicks this week Six lessons from William Bernstein's "The Four Pillars of Investing." humbledollar.com) Be wary shifting too much of your money into bonds.

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Using Section 351 Exchanges To Tax-Efficiently Reallocate Portfolios With Embedded Gains

Nerd's Eye View

Because when it comes time to rebalance the portfolio to its asset allocation targets – or to reallocate the portfolio to a new strategy – any trades made to implement those changes can generate capital gains, resulting in tax consequences for the investor.

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Tuesday links: dislocated from reality

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morningstar.com) Alternative assets are not all that alternative. wired.com) Asset allocation How various asset classes performed during a recession. calculatedriskblog.com) The bifurcation between new and existing home sales continues. Alternatives Private market access funds are all the rage.

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Tuesday links: the case for diversification

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behaviouralinvestment.com) Do commodities have a role to play in a long-term, strategic asset allocation? calculatedriskblog.com) New home sales are on the rise. Strategy High uncertainty decisions, like investing, are by definition difficult. bloomberg.com) SpaceX's valuation keeps rising, due in part to Starlink's success.

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A Panic Sale Waiting To Happen

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

This is a little bit of a follow up to yesterday where I mentioned the Global Asset Allocation as mentioned in a paper by Meb Faber. Today, Meb Tweeted out a reference to the Atlas Lifted report from Robeco which references a similar idea, the Global Market Portfolio which is allocated as follows.

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The Rebalancing Bonus

A Wealth of Common Sense

And when do I stop buying the stock market on sale? Diversification is the process of spreading your bets among different asset classes, strategies, geographies and holdings to reduce risk in your portfolio. Asset allocation is the process of distilling t. Will I ever get back to break even?

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Five Lessons from Meb Faber

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The Ancient Wisdom of Asset Allocation Interestingly, Faber draws inspiration from a 2000-year-old investment principle found in the Talmud, which suggests dividing one’s portfolio into thirds: business, land, and reserves. This balanced approach to asset allocation has stood the test of time and remains relevant today.