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Inflation Expectations: A Dubious Survey

The Big Picture

Consider : Questioning investors as to their risk tolerance does not typically result in an accurate description of their true tolerance for drawdowns and lower returns; instead, we get a number highly dependent upon the performance of equity markets over the prior three to six months. November 22, 2009).

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Five Things to do During a Stock Market Correction

The Chicago Financial Planner

Ideally you’ve been rebalancing your portfolio along the way and your asset allocation is largely in line with your plan and your risk tolerance. For example during the 2008-2009 market debacle I looked at funds to see how they did in both the down market of 2008 and the up market of 2009. Focus on risk.

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Why volatility matters when investing

Nationwide Financial

You have to go back to 2009 to find a similar consistent fear among equity investors. But volatility can also highlight the importance of investors understanding their risk tolerance. For a glimpse of how volatile stocks were last year, consider the VIX Index, often used as a gauge of fear or stress in the stock market.

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The Worst Bear Market That Nobody Ever Talks About

The Irrelevant Investor

For comparison, the recent bear market from 2007-2009 experienced just four. You must have a portfolio that truly matches your risk tolerance- not your risk tolerance today near all-time highs, but your actual risk tolerance. 3) There were sixteen different 5-day losing streaks (black shaded lines).

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Levered Long

The Irrelevant Investor

Prior to 2009, we used SPY and IEF and multiplied each daily return by three times, like the levered ETFs do. Near the stock market bottom in 2009, bonds were almost 90% of the portfolio! So similar returns with a way less attractive risk profile. We used two funds for this analysis, both from Direxion.

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Un-Complicating Investing

The Irrelevant Investor

In order to find the appropriate mix of stocks and bonds we should look at the events from 2007-2009 which ought to do a decent job of calibrating our risk tolerance. At the lowest levels in 2009 an all stock portfolio lost 55%.

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Reasons to Include International Investments in Your Portfolio

Darrow Wealth Management

Between 2000 – 2009, the cumulative total return for the S&P 500 was negative 9.1% From 2000 to the end of 2009, the global allocation would have outperformed by nearly 8.8% As with anything in investing, consider your personal risk tolerance, time horizon, and circumstances. These bouts can be significant.