Comparing Portfolio Performance (1973 To 2018)

Time for my annual post updating statistics for the various portfolios that I track. All portfolio stats were gathered using AllocateSmartly, P123, Morningstar and the wonder that is Excel. Obviously, there are many more portfolio options out there. This is just a sampling of three main portfolio varieties; buy and hold, TAA […]

December QuantPulse Portfolio Update

All of the QuantPulse portfolios and books have been updates as of today, December 23, 2018. Also, all the performance figures have been updated. The QuantPulse homepage remains open to the public. To read about the service see this introduction. Now, on to the update. Performance for the 4-week period ending Dec 21, 2018, […]

November QuantPulse Portfolio Update

All of the QuantPulse portfolios and books have been updates as of yesterday, November 25, 2018. Also, all the performance figures have been updated. The QuantPulse homepage remains open to the public. To read about the service see this introduction. Now, on to the update. Performance for the 4-week period ending Nov 23, 2018, […]

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Retirement hysteria strikes again

It must be that time of the year again. Retirement hysteria time. Usually in the new year I start seeing a slew of articles on how your retirement is at risk, how you cannot possibly retire now, and the theme for the last few years – how high stock market […]

TAA portfolio performance: theory vs reality

One of the biggest challenges in implementing TAA portfolios is coming as close to the theoretical returns as possible. Theoretical returns are based on index returns which are not available in the real world. In this post I’ll explore the major items that keep investors from achieving published theoretical returns […]