If you landed on this blog, you probably know what target-date funds are and why they are one of the preferred instruments to save for retirement. They are designed to be a simple, one-stop solution for savers. The concept is straightforward: pick the fund that matches your desired retirement date, Read more…
Two weeks ago I wrote a post about the All Weather Portfolio. Since the beginning of 2022, there has been an extensive discussion about “static stock&bond allocations” because both assets suffered significant losses. We were promised uncorrelated returns and yet, not only did they move in the same direction, they Read more…
I have been fascinated by Risk Parity since the day I read about it. Combining uncorrelated assets, where each contributes in the same way to the portfolio’s overall volatility, is the best way to approach the capital allocator problem, at least to me. Nice theory bruv, how do you implement Read more…
It has been a month or two since I got back the “build and test trading strategies” bug. A bug that my very first, real gig gave me. Thinking about that job now, it was pretty absurd. It was a six months internship for what at the time was a Read more…
The typical dose of daily financial news is something like “Stock XYZ did this today”; if we are lucky, is something more general like “Stocks went up/down” or, more likely these days, “Bonds did this and that”. For the average investor, there is little value in that information. Their holdings Read more…
Last week, the @WifeyAlpha account appeared on my timeline: for once, Twitter algo did the right thing. Not only did Twitter put the account in front of me, it chose one of the best Tweet I read in a long time: 15 tactical asset allocation models? Is it Christmas yet?!? Read more…
Two years ago I wrote this post about weird ETFs I own. Two years already?!? It does not feel it was so long ago…and in fact, I was sure I included an ETF…that I cancelled from my Bloomberg launchpad three days ago and now I cannot find it anymore, great. Read more…
I am an avid NBA fan. Aside from the game itself, I love the financial and human dynamics on how to build a successful team. For the uninitiated, the financial aspect is interesting because each team has a ‘salary cap’, you cannot solve your championship problems finding an Arab royal Read more…
I am a long-time stan of Meb Faber. I managed to invest in one of his ETF ($GAA) before my broker blocked me for MiFiD reasons; my not so secret hope of that rule being repelled here in London after Brexit is still not fulfilled: despite all the mess English Read more…
Have you ever heard about the Cockroach Portfolio? It is novel perspective on the Permanent Portfolio, four quadrant investment strategy. When you make an investment, you evaluate the potential return against the risk you are taking. Volatility is the most used risk measure but it does not give you the Read more…