The Irrelevant Investor

JUNE 15, 2019

In 2018, 52% of all participants at Vanguard were invested in a single target-date fund. They anticipate that by 2023 80% of all assets at Vanguard will be in an automatic investment program. In 2018, two out of three new participants were in plans that adopted automatic enrollment. That number fell to 19% in 2018.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

JUNE 6, 2024

The fund builds a diverse portfolio of stocks and fixed income and layers long and short volatility in there to seek its objective. Blogger Nomadic Samuel posted an interview with Jay Kaeppel who has an interesting spin on asset allocation with what he describes as 30/30/30/10. I am surprised how closely it tracks to VBAIX.

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 28, 2019

Investment committees for endowments and foundations have a wide range of responsibilities, but ultimately their job boils down to a single task: Ensure that the portfolio can deliver funds to the organization in the short term, without unintentionally spending down principal over the long term. SOURCE: Bloomberg. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 28, 2019

Investment committees for endowments and foundations have a wide range of responsibilities, but ultimately their job boils down to a single task: Ensure that the portfolio can deliver funds to the organization in the short term, without unintentionally spending down principal over the long term. SOURCE: Bloomberg. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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The Irrelevant Investor

MARCH 3, 2019

By Ryan Krueger At a 4% initial withdrawal rate, the odds of nearly depleting the portfolio are equal to the odds of growing it by more than 800% By Michael Kitces The most expensive fund in the top ten inflows for 2018 charges 15 basis points By Ryan Kirlin Smart is not a unique skill.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

JULY 3, 2022

Equities and traditional fixed income with nothing else can absolutely get the job done provided the savings rate is adequate, the asset allocation is suitable and succumbing to emotion is avoided. Here's how VIXM and RYMFX did during the 2018 Christmas Crash; And here's the Covid crash in 2020.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

AUGUST 28, 2022

Rodrigo and Mike manage the Rational/Resolve Adaptive Asset Allocation Fund (RDMIX). The fund is a mix of risk parity (there's more to it which we'll get to) as a base, the primary portion of the portfolio. It is certainly multi asset, not sure that it is true risk parity versus having been influenced by risk parity.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

JULY 15, 2023

We wrote a few posts last year about the Rational ReSolve Adaptive Asset Allocation Fund (RDMIX) which is intended to be an all weather strategy. in 2018 when VBAIX dropped 2.8%, not very all weatherish. Managed futures is great but it did badly in 2018, a down year for plain vanilla 60/40.

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Good Financial Cents

MAY 1, 2023

Diversifying Your Contributory IRA Portfolio Diversification is an essential strategy for maximizing the returns of a Contributory IRA account while minimizing risks. Diversification involves investing in a variety of asset classes, such as stocks, bonds, and cash, to spread out the risk and reduce the impact of market volatility.

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Truemind Capital

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

There is no price for guessing that gold as an asset class can protect against the risk created by the actions of our policy makers. That’s why we have been adding at least 10% of Gold exposure in our client’s portfolio since 2018. Flood of cheap money is finding its way to the stock markets around the world. Reference: [link].

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Dear Mr. Market

MAY 27, 2022

There have been a few times in recent history where we didn’t officially touch that magic number (2018 for example) but it was still an absolutely miserable environment. If your portfolio is down less than -18% this year… you’re beating the stock market. On average bear markets actually hit your doorstep every 3.6

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Brown Advisory

JULY 24, 2018

Strong Defense: The Falling Opportunity Cost of Allocating to Bonds ajackson Tue, 07/24/2018 - 09:25 For years, “defense” in portfolios—i.e., allocations to cash and core fixed income holdings—has meant a willingness to accept extremely low returns. Robust Q1 2018 earnings growth improved the valuation picture for U.S.

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Brown Advisory

JULY 24, 2018

Strong Defense: The Falling Opportunity Cost of Allocating to Bonds. Tue, 07/24/2018 - 09:25. For years, “defense” in portfolios—i.e., allocations to cash and core fixed income holdings—has meant a willingness to accept extremely low returns. Robust Q1 2018 earnings growth improved the valuation picture for U.S.

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Truemind Capital

MARCH 20, 2020

Not understanding the role & importance of tactical asset allocation (overweight debt in euphoric times and overweight equity in a time of acute pessimism) in creating superior returns over the long term. While benchmark Sensex is down by more than 25% in the last one year, our portfolios returns are in the range of 0% to 5%.

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Brown Advisory

AUGUST 1, 2018

Investment Perspectives | Managing Risk ajackson Wed, 08/01/2018 - 10:37 In 1963, Bob Dylan warned us that the times, they are a-changin’—and while he wasn’t talking about capital markets, his words ring as true today for investors as they did for those growing up in the turbulent '60s. Concentration: Much of the U.S.

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Brown Advisory

AUGUST 1, 2018

Wed, 08/01/2018 - 10:37. Market conditions may indeed be changing, and in ways that warrant a reassessment of portfolio positioning. Even as the “E” (earnings) component of the P/E ratio has increased in 2018 thanks to the strong economy and tax cuts, the “P” (price) component has moved up more, and valuations have risen perceptibly.

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Brown Advisory

MAY 10, 2018

achen Thu, 05/10/2018 - 11:18 Concerns over trade policy and potential trade wars have rattled equity markets in recent months. In this article, our head of asset allocation discusses how we are managing trade risk, while still embracing global growth opportunities in our portfolios. Tariffs: Bark or Bite?

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Brown Advisory

MAY 10, 2018

Thu, 05/10/2018 - 11:18. In this article, our head of asset allocation discusses how we are managing trade risk, while still embracing global growth opportunities in our portfolios. As a result, our portfolios currently seek exposure to asset classes and holdings with less dependency on foreign trade.

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Her job is portfolio and product solutions and that means she could go anywhere in the world and do anything. I thought this conversation was absolutely fascinating and I think you will also, with no further ado, Goldman Sachs asset managements Elizabeth Burton. That sounds great, but I only have spots in my portfolio for a Cape Cod.

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The Big Picture

AUGUST 20, 2024

If you recall, back in 2018, vol Mageddon, he was on the right side of that trade, made hundreds of millions of dollars for his firm in identifying a structural problem that was about to blow up. Initially I joined to help them manage their equity portfolio. It provided the perfect opportunity to transition to Canyon Partners.

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Carson Wealth

DECEMBER 18, 2023

At Carson Investment Research, we have moved our longer-term strategic asset allocations to their maximum equity overweight while continuing to favor U.S. 31, 2018, through Dec. That is why we seek to control risk in our portfolios. Stocks may gain 75-100% cumulatively over the next five years, which is 12-15% annualized.

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Brown Advisory

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Last year, our annual outlook publication, Confronting the Unknown , focused on risk: how we define it, how we measure it, and what we saw as the major risks facing investors in 2018. All of this weighed heavily on equity returns across the globe in 2018. Entering 2019, we face rising economic, political and market risks. In non-U.S.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In this brief paper, we will touch on what we believe are some of the most important issues and questions—including the different types of assets, return potential, fees, liquidity, diversification, volatility and transparency—that investment committees must understand as they weigh adding alternatives to their portfolios.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In this brief paper, we will touch on what we believe are some of the most important issues and questions—including the different types of assets, return potential, fees, liquidity, diversification, volatility and transparency—that investment committees must understand as they weigh adding alternatives to their portfolios.

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Dear Mr. Market

MARCH 17, 2024

My Portfolio Guide, LLC was the first investment firm to publish a March Madness investing bracket where we share our picks and match them up against each other. We break down and assign each of the four “regions” with an asset class and then pick teams (stocks) that we think have the best chance at doing well relative to others.

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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Investment Perspectives | Diversification ajackson Tue, 11/20/2018 - 08:45 Last month’s sudden stock market “correction” serves as a vivid reminder that prices can move down at least as easily as they move up. As a result, many clients are asking how best to protect their portfolios against the inevitable downturn in stocks.

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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Tue, 11/20/2018 - 08:45. As a result, many clients are asking how best to protect their portfolios against the inevitable downturn in stocks. On one level, this approach sounds simple: Own multiple asset classes or securities so that some perform favorably, while others may be under pressure. Source: Bloomberg. .

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Harness Wealth

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

However, by 2026, the exclusion amount will revert back to its pre-2018 level of about $5 million (or around $7 million adjusted for inflation) per individual, unless new legislation is passed, or the TCJA is extended. In 2025, the lifetime gift tax exclusion will rise to $13.99 million ($27.98 million if you are married filing jointly).

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 13, 2018

Investment Perspectives | Corrections jsayo Tue, 03/13/2018 - 12:38 The abrupt stock market downturn in February was “officially” a market correction, according to the conventional definition (a market decline of more than 10%). Still, it’s incumbent upon us to position client portfolios to endure periods of volatility like the present one.

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 13, 2018

Tue, 03/13/2018 - 12:38. Through January 2018, stocks had risen for 10 straight months, the longest consecutive monthly string since an 11-month streak in 1959. Our research contacts with a large number of companies in client portfolios tend to confirm that demand growth remains very much intact. A Role for Private Investments.

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 30, 2020

For the past year, we have been preparing client portfolios for the end of the extended bull market run that began in 2009—building cash and liquidity reserves, and also exploring opportunities in private and alternative asset classes that historically have offered lower correlation with public markets. 10/15/2014 10-Yr U.S.

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 30, 2020

For the past year, we have been preparing client portfolios for the end of the extended bull market run that began in 2009—building cash and liquidity reserves, and also exploring opportunities in private and alternative asset classes that historically have offered lower correlation with public markets. 10/15/2014. Treasuries.

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Investing Caffeine

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

With that said, I am always quick to point out that diversification in a portfolio is important (i.e., most people should at least own some bonds), even if bonds are currently very expensive relative to other asset classes (see Sleeping on Expensive Financial Pillows ). Source: Edward Yardeni.

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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Therefore, Japanese investors generally have been unable to maintain even modest spend rates from their portfolios unless they were heavily invested outside the country or willing to spend down capital. Census Bureau estimates that population growth in 2018 (0.6%) was the lowest since the 1930s. economy, and by extension U.S.

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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Therefore, Japanese investors generally have been unable to maintain even modest spend rates from their portfolios unless they were heavily invested outside the country or willing to spend down capital. Census Bureau estimates that population growth in 2018 (0.6%) was the lowest since the 1930s. PORTFOLIO IMPLICATIONS.

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Dear Mr. Market

MAY 9, 2022

The last time they aired a similar piece about “markets in turmoil” was September of 2018 and by December the markets bottomed out and then rallied. Bad news and reasons to panic will be the headline for the weeks to come and there will seemingly be no safe place to hide.

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The Big Picture

JUNE 13, 2023

Just background, Barry, when I moved here five years ago this year in 2018, we had barely no relationships in North America. RITHOLTZ: (LAUGHTER) CHABRAN: And find a reason why they would allocate there. So I think we’ve now entered a period where we have to swallow this whole mispriced, over-levered assets out there.

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