I’ve been listening to Frank Vasquez risk parity podcast. It’s interesting and entertaining. However, as I listen to the various portfolios, I got to thinking about simplification and the way I see it, the Vanguard Balanced Index fund alone would qualify as a single risk parity fund, and perhaps ideally using the 60/40 Balanced index fund coupled with a 40/60 life strategy fund, would result in a 50/50 AA with a little international that balances on its own. No worry about holding or selling gold, or what reits are up or down, to me, an ultimate boggle head set up, that balances risk pretty well. Add a 2-3 year expense account to minimize a forced selling in a dip, and call it a day
I’m sure we could split hairs, but am I missing something ?
Risk Parity
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There are lots of potential portfolios one could hold.
Different people will have different "risk preferences" and different objectives for what they want their portfolio to do.
Develop a plan you can stick with, diversify, keep your costs low, "stay the course"
Different people will have different "risk preferences" and different objectives for what they want their portfolio to do.
Develop a plan you can stick with, diversify, keep your costs low, "stay the course"
"To achieve satisfactory investment results is easier than most people realize; to achieve superior results is harder than it looks." - Benjamin Graham
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The Vanguard balanced index fund is good. The downsides of a single fund in taxable are no TLH and turnover generates short term capital gains. There is also a tax managed fund at 50/50. There are also all in one funds like TDF or Lifestrategy funds that are worth a look.Tjb wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 11:32 am I’ve been listening to Frank Vasquez risk parity podcast. It’s interesting and entertaining. However, as I listen to the various portfolios, I got to thinking about simplification and the way I see it, the Vanguard Balanced Index fund alone would qualify as a single risk parity fund, and perhaps ideally using the 60/40 Balanced index fund coupled with a 40/60 life strategy fund, would result in a 50/50 AA with a little international that balances on its own. No worry about holding or selling gold, or what reits are up or down, to me, an ultimate boggle head set up, that balances risk pretty well. Add a 2-3 year expense account to minimize a forced selling in a dip, and call it a day
I’m sure we could split hairs, but am I missing something ?
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Probably best to find a balanced ETF so that they can use all their tax trickery to avoid capital gains distributions. For example, AOR or AOA only gave off capital gains once in their history.Wiggums wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 11:51 amThe Vanguard balanced index fund is good. The downsides of a single fund in taxable are no TLH and turnover generates short term capital gains. There is also a tax managed fund at 50/50. There are also all in one funds like TDF or Lifestrategy funds that are worth a look.Tjb wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 11:32 am I’ve been listening to Frank Vasquez risk parity podcast. It’s interesting and entertaining. However, as I listen to the various portfolios, I got to thinking about simplification and the way I see it, the Vanguard Balanced Index fund alone would qualify as a single risk parity fund, and perhaps ideally using the 60/40 Balanced index fund coupled with a 40/60 life strategy fund, would result in a 50/50 AA with a little international that balances on its own. No worry about holding or selling gold, or what reits are up or down, to me, an ultimate boggle head set up, that balances risk pretty well. Add a 2-3 year expense account to minimize a forced selling in a dip, and call it a day
I’m sure we could split hairs, but am I missing something ?
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I’ve listened to the podcast. You will find better and more knowledgeable content elsewhere.
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Usually term "risk parity" is used to describe a strategy which for example holds 25% stocks and 75% bonds and which is 2x-3x levered using borrowed money usually to match certain volatility targets.
It is a very complex strategy to execute.
I haven't listened the podcast, so this term might mean different things to different people...
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