PORTFOLIO DECISIONS FOR 2022
It is January 1st 2022, 2.06 PM. I have been thinking about life, money making and portfolio returns. In 2021 my portfolio did quite well. […]
How long can your retirement portfolio last
Let’s say you are ready to retire or planning for retirement. You are decided to save $1,000,000 (or another arbitrary number) by age 65 (or […]
How to be free and have a purpose
Freedom and purpose are not a given. They require work, smart decision making, and study. Once a person obtains freedom and purpose, which are never […]
How to repay your debt
We no longer live in capitalism. We live in debtism. In order to achieve our goals we oftentimes need to borrow money (except with those […]
How to minimize the probability of long term negative investment returns
Some markets produce negative returns for long periods of time, and these are not pleasant for investors. One of these Markets has been Japan. Japan’s […]
The Case For Passive Investing
In this article I explore the case for passive investing, including the benefits and costs. Let’s start with the definition. Passive Investing Passive investing is […]
Building my personal portfolio part 3: Currency Hedging
In this article I would like to explore whether it is necessary, or profitable to hedge currency exposure to currency fluctuation. Brandes Institute Study Brandes […]
Building my personal portfolio part 2: Gold
In part 1 I decided to allocate 70% to Equities and 30% to safe asset to reduce drawdown to 30% US Equities have returned approx. […]
Building my Personal Portfolio Part 1: Risk and Expected Return
The biggest risk is not taking any risk – Facebook Employee My Portfolio Construction Steps: Define Risk: Drawdown Define Portfolio Allocation Weights Calculate Expected Return […]
Iron Rules for Stock Market Investing
When it comes to investing one should target to increase the probability of success. The market is unpredictable on a short-term basis, but there are […]