Nix4me, nobody really knows where someone goes when they leave Bogleheads, but I'd like to think he went to a better place.
Where did HEDGEFUNDIE go?
Re: Where did HEDGEFUNDIE go?
We had a few private conversations prior to HF sudden departure. All I can say is we practice similar to what he preached (then some) - for over 11-12 years ever since after GFC (and availability of ProShares 3x and 2x leveraged ETFs). But only with 25% or less of our portfolio. Add when market goes down - remove some if it goes much over 25% of our portfolio; remaining 75% portfolio is mostly indexes and some select individual long term stocks (more than 8 retuned over 10-20-30 times multi-baggers over the last 13-15 years). In a way, we generate some Alpha (with much higher Beta of course), over the years - beating s&p quite a bit (by 4-5% annually on overall portfolio- but if you just look at the 25% sliver — the out-performance was by huge margin). Our belief in markets is: as much if not stronger than Mr. Bogle himself may have held/had in ultimate long-term market success. And our working income, ensued savings (net new monies being poured into portfolio every so often) provided firepower needed for buy-more-when-low (relatively speaking, we are net long term accumulators, more savings/investing especially when markets are a bit down).
Most importantly- we had near-zero tax ramifications - as most of this Alpha generation performed in IRAs, 529s, HSAs, and DAFs. (Again only about 25% of overall portfolio)
Having said this: one needs strong/longer career, savings, discipline, and serious will power to go thru market gyrations. Especially when you are talking that 25% goes above double commas or into mid 7-figures — as the swings would be too drastic (in $$ figures), but when things go down - you ought to have guts and willingness to pour more into this strategy.
Most importantly, the last 12 years of market since GFC has made many strategies- winners. Just mere fact that you invested for long term, has most likely made you a winner !! Happy investing - and for strong discipline of saving, and strong career.
Yup selectively done - Interest-Only 10-year Mortgage (again - in limited ways), with strong career, good savings, and moderate risk.
Other HOT things such as “Relationship Discount on Mortgages” — saving about 0.5% on rate over best prevailing/competitive market rates (of course, try to always do with zero/near zero closing costs)
You just can’t pick arguments/heated-discussions; let go at some point; do what you best - “Your Day Job” (emphasis on Strong career/earnings/savings/investing) - and try for some Alpha in limited sliver/portion of portfolio. Now we may have to go lament on RMD threads - but never overly fear taxes (do plan though) - taxes are consequence of having/making more money !! Never did an extra quarter or two in ours pocket (due to extra income) hardly hurt us; so earn/save more, also do tax optimize but don’t fret tax itself. Many of us haven’t “experienced” other developed countries’ significantly higher tax rates, welcome to good ole US of A - with decent tax rates
Miss HF, but we’ve practiced that philosophy- for nearly dozen+ years, then some (on limited portion of portfolio).
Good luck for long term, and disciplined investors.
Most importantly- we had near-zero tax ramifications - as most of this Alpha generation performed in IRAs, 529s, HSAs, and DAFs. (Again only about 25% of overall portfolio)
Having said this: one needs strong/longer career, savings, discipline, and serious will power to go thru market gyrations. Especially when you are talking that 25% goes above double commas or into mid 7-figures — as the swings would be too drastic (in $$ figures), but when things go down - you ought to have guts and willingness to pour more into this strategy.
Most importantly, the last 12 years of market since GFC has made many strategies- winners. Just mere fact that you invested for long term, has most likely made you a winner !! Happy investing - and for strong discipline of saving, and strong career.
Yup selectively done - Interest-Only 10-year Mortgage (again - in limited ways), with strong career, good savings, and moderate risk.
Other HOT things such as “Relationship Discount on Mortgages” — saving about 0.5% on rate over best prevailing/competitive market rates (of course, try to always do with zero/near zero closing costs)
You just can’t pick arguments/heated-discussions; let go at some point; do what you best - “Your Day Job” (emphasis on Strong career/earnings/savings/investing) - and try for some Alpha in limited sliver/portion of portfolio. Now we may have to go lament on RMD threads - but never overly fear taxes (do plan though) - taxes are consequence of having/making more money !! Never did an extra quarter or two in ours pocket (due to extra income) hardly hurt us; so earn/save more, also do tax optimize but don’t fret tax itself. Many of us haven’t “experienced” other developed countries’ significantly higher tax rates, welcome to good ole US of A - with decent tax rates
Miss HF, but we’ve practiced that philosophy- for nearly dozen+ years, then some (on limited portion of portfolio).
Good luck for long term, and disciplined investors.
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Re: Where did HEDGEFUNDIE go?
He is cruising around in my truck with me! We are getting ready to back it up and buy more shares.
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Re: Where did HEDGEFUNDIE go?
Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen and six, result happiness; Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.
Re: Where did HEDGEFUNDIE go?
Thanks for a good laugh.Robot Monster wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2020 12:49 pmI'll try and track him down, stand outside his house with a boombox over my head.
Re: Where did HEDGEFUNDIE go?
I miss chaz and his succinct posts.
Re: Where did HEDGEFUNDIE go?
True, but that is a extremely low bar.
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Re: Where did HEDGEFUNDIE go?
Could he be a cast member on the Showtime show called "Billions"?alpenglow wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 8:37 amThanks for a good laugh.Robot Monster wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2020 12:49 pmI'll try and track him down, stand outside his house with a boombox over my head.
Re: Where did HEDGEFUNDIE go?
Having been a poster who has taken long breaks from this forum after being personally attacked for sharing a contrary view, I received the email notifications of the PMs, but for my own mental sanity, I resisted the temptation to log in and view them, lest I re-open the mental wounds.nerdymarketer wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 12:44 am I also miss him--he pushed my thinking on things. Several months ago I tried PM'ing him, but he doesn't seem to be monitoring those either.
I do wish there was a forum for "frugal bogleheads who like a spicier life than 3-fund". I would join in a heartbeat.
In my case, it was innocently stating that young people today are facing numerous financial challenges that I didn't face as a young sprout, and certainly my parents and grandparents didn't face, and ending up in a flame war that I tried to disengage from, but certain posters followed me to other threads.
I had to wait until those posters had backed off and until my own mental triggers were under control before coming back. I find myself far more frequently these days starting a reply, then realizing it will just lead to more flame wars, and cancelling out before posting. So I'm back, but in a far more reduced capacity than I was before.
This forum can be mostly cordial, until it isn't, and you may not see that until you experience it personally. So I don't blame HF for backing off. It's sometimes the best thing one can do for one's own mental health, well-being, and happiness.
why did HEDGEFUNDIE leave?
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Anyone knows why did HEDGEFUNDIE leave the forum. He used to offer some very interesting perspective. Two of my favorites threads were:
1. The UPRO/TSM portfolio research.
2. Take on interest only mortgage.
Hope he comes and starts contributing to this forum again.
Anyone knows why did HEDGEFUNDIE leave the forum. He used to offer some very interesting perspective. Two of my favorites threads were:
1. The UPRO/TSM portfolio research.
2. Take on interest only mortgage.
Hope he comes and starts contributing to this forum again.
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Re: why did HEDGEFUNDIE leave?
already asked here:akpk wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 8:05 pm Anyone knows why did HEDGEFUNDIE leave the forum. He used to offer some very interesting perspective. Two of my favorites threads were:
1. The UPRO/TSM portfolio research.
2. Take on interest only mortgage.
Hope he comes and starts contributing to this forum again.
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Re: why did HEDGEFUNDIE leave?
He was a great poster, in my opinion.
I think he posted some place why he was leaving. I think it was that folks didn’t really want to *discuss* what he was into, but rather just endlessly criticized him and his ideas. Some of it felt uncivil to read….
It’s a shame. Other valuable posters have disappeared for similar reasons.
I think he posted some place why he was leaving. I think it was that folks didn’t really want to *discuss* what he was into, but rather just endlessly criticized him and his ideas. Some of it felt uncivil to read….
It’s a shame. Other valuable posters have disappeared for similar reasons.
Re: why did HEDGEFUNDIE leave?
Interesting - Thanks for sharing the link. I will check it out.arcticpineapplecorp. wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 8:08 pmalready asked here:akpk wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 8:05 pm Anyone knows why did HEDGEFUNDIE leave the forum. He used to offer some very interesting perspective. Two of my favorites threads were:
1. The UPRO/TSM portfolio research.
2. Take on interest only mortgage.
Hope he comes and starts contributing to this forum again.
viewtopic.php?t=326590
Re: why did HEDGEFUNDIE leave?
Normchad - Agreed he was great poster. I totally enjoyed his insights.Normchad wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 8:09 pm He was a great poster, in my opinion.
I think he posted some place why he was leaving. I think it was that folks didn’t really want to *discuss* what he was into, but rather just endlessly criticized him and his ideas. Some of it felt uncivil to read….
It’s a shame. Other valuable posters have disappeared for similar reasons.
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HEDGEFUNDIE's latest (i.e. last) post is here.
In general, to find a user's last post, you can hover over any place where the system is showing their screen name. It will turn into a link and you can click on it to find the user's profile. Or, you can click on the gear icon top right near the search box and search on their screen name. The profile contains a link for searching the user's posts. In this case:
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Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen and six, result happiness; Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.
Re: why did HEDGEFUNDIE leave?
Thank you Nisiprius!nisiprius wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 8:12 pm HEDGEFUNDIE's latest (i.e. last) post is here.
In general, to find a user's last post, you can hover over any place where the system is showing their screen name. It will turn into a link and you can click on it to find the user's profile. Or, you can click on the gear icon top right near the search box and search on their screen name. The profile contains a link for searching the user's posts. In this case:
Re: Where did HEDGEFUNDIE go?
Speaking of quality members, anyone know what happened to willthrill81? Nothing since early June.
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We haven't seen livesoft in more than a week.
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You're both too kind. After a three month hiatus, I've decided to return to the forum, but I doubt that I'll be posting at the same frequency as before. I'm treating it as kind of a probationary thing for multiple reasons.
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Re: Where did HEDGEFUNDIE go?
Glad you're back. I kept checking to see if you had any recent activity. Always appreciate your wisdom, however much you care to give.willthrill81 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 05, 2021 9:48 pmYou're both too kind. After a three month hiatus, I've decided to return to the forum, but I doubt that I'll be posting at the same frequency as before. I'm treating it as kind of a probationary thing for multiple reasons.
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I've started a new thread regarding our recent and dramatically altered plans for the future that might interest you.Tdubs wrote: ↑Sun Sep 05, 2021 10:51 pmGlad you're back. I kept checking to see if you had any recent activity. Always appreciate your wisdom, however much you care to give.willthrill81 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 05, 2021 9:48 pmYou're both too kind. After a three month hiatus, I've decided to return to the forum, but I doubt that I'll be posting at the same frequency as before. I'm treating it as kind of a probationary thing for multiple reasons.
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Re: why did HEDGEFUNDIE leave?
+1Normchad wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 8:09 pm He was a great poster, in my opinion.
I think he posted some place why he was leaving. I think it was that folks didn’t really want to *discuss* what he was into, but rather just endlessly criticized him and his ideas. Some of it felt uncivil to read….
It’s a shame. Other valuable posters have disappeared for similar reasons.
HF made me a bunch of $ by positioning a strategy that held up to scrutiny which in turn pushed me to take a long term UPRO position in my portfolio. If I knew her/him personally, I would buy them dinner tomorrow as a thank you.
I wish the board did not squash such broad thinking. It is by no means isolated to this instance or this area.
Re: Where did HEDGEFUNDIE go?
is there anyway to calculate what his present returns are?
Re: Where did HEDGEFUNDIE go?
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Apologies as I'm aware this has been asked,
But was there ever a consensus re Hedgefundie's participation in another forum? Or sharing thouhgts anywhere else?
Would be very interested in hearing their thouhgts on leverage and Mortage Your Retirement kind of strategy on a secular interest rates uptrend combined with inflation. Apart from the 3x adventure I remember they had a large llocation on PSLDX.
Apologies as I'm aware this has been asked,
But was there ever a consensus re Hedgefundie's participation in another forum? Or sharing thouhgts anywhere else?
Would be very interested in hearing their thouhgts on leverage and Mortage Your Retirement kind of strategy on a secular interest rates uptrend combined with inflation. Apart from the 3x adventure I remember they had a large llocation on PSLDX.
Re: Where did HEDGEFUNDIE go?
I merged danbdzs's post into the ongoing discussion.
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Re: why did HEDGEFUNDIE leave?
Please do link to the posts where Hedgefundies' ideas were "squashed". I participated in many of the threads and have no recollection at all of him being 'squashed'.evestor wrote: ↑Mon Sep 06, 2021 2:02 pm+1Normchad wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 8:09 pm He was a great poster, in my opinion.
I think he posted some place why he was leaving. I think it was that folks didn’t really want to *discuss* what he was into, but rather just endlessly criticized him and his ideas. Some of it felt uncivil to read….
It’s a shame. Other valuable posters have disappeared for similar reasons.
HF made me a bunch of $ by positioning a strategy that held up to scrutiny which in turn pushed me to take a long term UPRO position in my portfolio. If I knew her/him personally, I would buy them dinner tomorrow as a thank you.
I wish the board did not squash such broad thinking. It is by no means isolated to this instance or this area.
Perhaps he got tired of being asked to analyze every sub-variant of the strategy. Perhaps he got tired or reassuring people that high inflation would never come.
In any case, I too use HFEA but don't think we can conclude it's held up to scrutiny. It's vulnerable to rising rates and as I have always maintained - the rollback of globalization would have serious consequences on inflation.
I have consistently found that any idea with any merit is welcome on this forum, and that ideas that promise too much get challenged.
Equity like returns and bond like volatility for alternatives? Greater diversification by systematically excluded holdings which will go on to underperform (factor investing)? Next generation financial assets which rely on a theory of 'greater fools'? I've seen posts here on Bogleheads where 60 year-olds-on disability had advisors putting them in one or more of those things and asking what to do. I guess your position is just for us to silently acquiesce because any and all push back against 'broad thinking' is somehow not warranted.
In any case, I advised that person on disability that alternatives weren't such a good substitute for safe treasuries and I will push back against both HFEA and factor diversification (even though I use both) when the risks are being glossed over and the promises too high. Sorry that you don't like it. I do apologize.
As for URPO, do you understand how volatility effects returns. Paired with a safe asset, its expected a negative correlation between them will allow for rebalancing which will offset a potential negative volatility effect and/or the potential positive effect. When both are down though, both funds will be vulnerable. The only way to keep on target to 3X the index (minus costs) is to add money to these funds when they have losses and their leverage reset reduces their ability to appreciate in a recovery. There is both theoretical and empirical data to support that position, but saying it in HFEA threads is fraught with danger as the HFEA adherents freak out that their portfolio isn't bulletproof. Sorry, it's just the truth and deserves to be said.
Re: Where did HEDGEFUNDIE go?
I think generally people find sarcasm unkind and get tired of it after a while.
Re: why did HEDGEFUNDIE leave?
No, him leaving wasn't related to HFEA discussions. See here: viewtopic.php?p=5326882#p5326882typical.investor wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 3:49 pmPlease do link to the posts where Hedgefundies' ideas were "squashed". I participated in many of the threads and have no recollection at all of him being 'squashed'.evestor wrote: ↑Mon Sep 06, 2021 2:02 pm+1Normchad wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 8:09 pm He was a great poster, in my opinion.
I think he posted some place why he was leaving. I think it was that folks didn’t really want to *discuss* what he was into, but rather just endlessly criticized him and his ideas. Some of it felt uncivil to read….
It’s a shame. Other valuable posters have disappeared for similar reasons.
HF made me a bunch of $ by positioning a strategy that held up to scrutiny which in turn pushed me to take a long term UPRO position in my portfolio. If I knew her/him personally, I would buy them dinner tomorrow as a thank you.
I wish the board did not squash such broad thinking. It is by no means isolated to this instance or this area.
Perhaps he got tired of being asked to analyze every sub-variant of the strategy. Perhaps he got tired or reassuring people that high inflation would never come.
In any case, I too use HFEA but don't think we can conclude it's held up to scrutiny. It's vulnerable to rising rates and as I have always maintained - the rollback of globalization would have serious consequences on inflation.
I have consistently found that any idea with any merit is welcome on this forum, and that ideas that promise too much get challenged.
Equity like returns and bond like volatility for alternatives? Greater diversification by systematically excluded holdings which will go on to underperform (factor investing)? Next generation financial assets which rely on a theory of 'greater fools'? I've seen posts here on Bogleheads where 60 year-olds-on disability had advisors putting them in one or more of those things and asking what to do. I guess your position is just for us to silently acquiesce because any and all push back against 'broad thinking' is somehow not warranted.
In any case, I advised that person on disability that alternatives weren't such a good substitute for safe treasuries and I will push back against both HFEA and factor diversification (even though I use both) when the risks are being glossed over and the promises too high. Sorry that you don't like it. I do apologize.
As for URPO, do you understand how volatility effects returns. Paired with a safe asset, its expected a negative correlation between them will allow for rebalancing which will offset a potential negative volatility effect and/or the potential positive effect. When both are down though, both funds will be vulnerable. The only way to keep on target to 3X the index (minus costs) is to add money to these funds when they have losses and their leverage reset reduces their ability to appreciate in a recovery. There is both theoretical and empirical data to support that position, but saying it in HFEA threads is fraught with danger as the HFEA adherents freak out that their portfolio isn't bulletproof. Sorry, it's just the truth and deserves to be said.
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Re: why did HEDGEFUNDIE leave?
I mean the same principal applies.hilink73 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 4:39 pm
No, him leaving wasn't related to HFEA discussions. See here: viewtopic.php?p=5326882#p5326882
If you are advocating for growth only investing to reduce taxes, there are certain implications. It would seem appropriate for those implications to be discussed and I shouldn't think comments questioning strategies which advocate not holding the market to be offensive.
In fact, I think Taylor L does the whole board a service when he posts his concerns in factor investing threads. It's certainly what Bogle would have done. I am a factor investor myself and really don't find it problematic at all when Taylor reminds us of the virtues of Total Market. In fact, I think he is correct in his position on diversification and that his participation truly improves the quality of understanding.
Hedgefundie most likely just had other things to do.
Re: Where did HEDGEFUNDIE go?
If you read the HFEA thread, you'll find a bunch of young posters who are 100% invested in HFEA...anon_investor wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 9:47 pm I think he only did that strategy with a small part of his portfolio and the rest was pretty BH.
This is why it's important to offer opposing opinions and point out risks. Too many see HFEA as a near sure thing.
Yes, I'm an old fuddy-duddy... But I still get worried for others when I see the get rich quick mentality show up.
We're not saying it won't work... We're saying one should have a plan if it doesn't work. If the risk shows up."After years of disappointment with get rich quick schemes, I know I'm gonna get rich with this scheme. And quick."
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This is true for all investment plans.
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I don't think they are doing what was originally suggested. I also wonder if the suggested strategy would be different now, since was introduced in a totally different market environment.HomerJ wrote: ↑Sun Jul 17, 2022 11:56 amIf you read the HFEA thread, you'll find a bunch of young posters who are 100% invested in HFEA...anon_investor wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 9:47 pm I think he only did that strategy with a small part of his portfolio and the rest was pretty BH.
This is why it's important to offer opposing opinions and point out risks. Too many see HFEA as a near sure thing.
Yes, I'm an old fuddy-duddy... But I still get worried for others when I see the get rich quick mentality show up.
We're not saying it won't work... We're saying one should have a plan if it doesn't work. If the risk shows up."After years of disappointment with get rich quick schemes, I know I'm gonna get rich with this scheme. And quick."
- Homer J. Simpson
This is true for all investment plans.
Get rich quick has burned many investors. Sometimes you have to learn the hard way. Hopefully they have time to recover.
Re: Where did HEDGEFUNDIE go?
Important to point out the risks, but to be fair HFEA isn’t really a get rich scheme. He thought he could get to 1 million in 10 years and 10 million in 20-25 years starting from $100k. Waiting for 2 decades to get rich isn’t a get rich quick scheme - I’d apply that term to something that promises riches (> 3 million) in < 5 years.HomerJ wrote: ↑Sun Jul 17, 2022 11:56 amIf you read the HFEA thread, you'll find a bunch of young posters who are 100% invested in HFEA...anon_investor wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 9:47 pm I think he only did that strategy with a small part of his portfolio and the rest was pretty BH.
This is why it's important to offer opposing opinions and point out risks. Too many see HFEA as a near sure thing.
Yes, I'm an old fuddy-duddy... But I still get worried for others when I see the get rich quick mentality show up.
We're not saying it won't work... We're saying one should have a plan if it doesn't work. If the risk shows up."After years of disappointment with get rich quick schemes, I know I'm gonna get rich with this scheme. And quick."
- Homer J. Simpson
This is true for all investment plans.
Re: why did HEDGEFUNDIE leave?
I don't think that thread really had much to do with it. There was nothing in that thread of enough significance to make someone angry enough to quit the BH forums.hilink73 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 4:39 pmNo, him leaving wasn't related to HFEA discussions. See here: viewtopic.php?p=5326882#p5326882typical.investor wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 3:49 pmPlease do link to the posts where Hedgefundies' ideas were "squashed". I participated in many of the threads and have no recollection at all of him being 'squashed'.evestor wrote: ↑Mon Sep 06, 2021 2:02 pm+1Normchad wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 8:09 pm He was a great poster, in my opinion.
I think he posted some place why he was leaving. I think it was that folks didn’t really want to *discuss* what he was into, but rather just endlessly criticized him and his ideas. Some of it felt uncivil to read….
It’s a shame. Other valuable posters have disappeared for similar reasons.
HF made me a bunch of $ by positioning a strategy that held up to scrutiny which in turn pushed me to take a long term UPRO position in my portfolio. If I knew her/him personally, I would buy them dinner tomorrow as a thank you.
I wish the board did not squash such broad thinking. It is by no means isolated to this instance or this area.
Perhaps he got tired of being asked to analyze every sub-variant of the strategy. Perhaps he got tired or reassuring people that high inflation would never come.
In any case, I too use HFEA but don't think we can conclude it's held up to scrutiny. It's vulnerable to rising rates and as I have always maintained - the rollback of globalization would have serious consequences on inflation.
I have consistently found that any idea with any merit is welcome on this forum, and that ideas that promise too much get challenged.
Equity like returns and bond like volatility for alternatives? Greater diversification by systematically excluded holdings which will go on to underperform (factor investing)? Next generation financial assets which rely on a theory of 'greater fools'? I've seen posts here on Bogleheads where 60 year-olds-on disability had advisors putting them in one or more of those things and asking what to do. I guess your position is just for us to silently acquiesce because any and all push back against 'broad thinking' is somehow not warranted.
In any case, I advised that person on disability that alternatives weren't such a good substitute for safe treasuries and I will push back against both HFEA and factor diversification (even though I use both) when the risks are being glossed over and the promises too high. Sorry that you don't like it. I do apologize.
As for URPO, do you understand how volatility effects returns. Paired with a safe asset, its expected a negative correlation between them will allow for rebalancing which will offset a potential negative volatility effect and/or the potential positive effect. When both are down though, both funds will be vulnerable. The only way to keep on target to 3X the index (minus costs) is to add money to these funds when they have losses and their leverage reset reduces their ability to appreciate in a recovery. There is both theoretical and empirical data to support that position, but saying it in HFEA threads is fraught with danger as the HFEA adherents freak out that their portfolio isn't bulletproof. Sorry, it's just the truth and deserves to be said.
I think it was more likely related to some moderation and deleted posts that occurred earlier in the day in a different thread. No, I don't know what got edited out but it appears that HF was part of the fray. Perhaps he felt he was not treated fairly.
Suffice it to say that Hedgefunie got P.O.ed enough to leave and that was his choice. He signed off and we have not heard from him again.
I'd like to suggest that this thread has run its course and continuing it seems pretty pointless. None of us know the details and likely none of us ever will.
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Re: Where did HEDGEFUNDIE go?
I have to remind myself of this. Some years ago, I may have chased off someone. I reacted to a particular poster who was knowledgeable but made all kinds of assertions, I did give him credit for ideas that I agreed with but also tried to tell him that he just seemed too certain of himself. I have to remind myself that while spirited debate is fun, it isn't my job to straighten everybody else out. One just has to be at peace with the concept that reasonable people will disagree. I don't have the ability to get everyone else to see things my way.
So one thing I do is to try not to troll threads and not to stalk certain people on the forum. Just let them post, don't overdo your responses, and don't give them the feeling that they are a nail that needs to be hammered down whenever they post. I have seen that happen here. I will say for the most part, debate is reasoned here and the Moderators do a good job to keep things from getting out of hand. But the Mods can't be everywhere at once and we have to police ourselves to some degree.
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Re: Where did HEDGEFUNDIE go?
nedsaid wrote: ↑Mon Jul 18, 2022 2:29 pmI have to remind myself of this. Some years ago, I may have chased off someone. I reacted to a particular poster who was knowledgeable but made all kinds of assertions, I did give him credit for ideas that I agreed with but also tried to tell him that he just seemed too certain of himself. I have to remind myself that while spirited debate is fun, it isn't my job to straighten everybody else out. One just has to be at peace with the concept that reasonable people will disagree. I don't have the ability to get everyone else to see things my way.
So one thing I do is to try not to troll threads and not to stalk certain people on the forum. Just let them post, don't overdo your responses, and don't give them the feeling that they are a nail that needs to be hammered down whenever they post. I have seen that happen here. I will say for the most part, debate is reasoned here and the Moderators do a good job to keep things from getting out of hand. But the Mods can't be everywhere at once and we have to police ourselves to some degree.
There is also the issue that with written exchanges, there is no way to see a smile on someone's face or a twinkle in their eye, or even hear a chuckle or the tone of voice. That's a huge shortcoming in general, but it's especially unfortunate when that lack leads to misunderstandings, etc.
Even the little emoticons/etc., can be misunderstood. Is that "wink" a friendly wink? or not so much!? Is a smile friendly, or a bit of a smirk? Is the meant to me that *I* did something silly or that I think YOU did?
Phone calls/audio aren't perfect, but at least they offer a chance for that tone of voice.
Additionally, when interacting in real time, there's a chance to catch it if you think the other person has misunderstood, and try to clarify, rather than finding out hours later, after the offended other party has written out a possibly "tense" (euphemism?) response that goes in lots of directions, any/many of which might have been interrupted had the exchange been in real time.
By the time someone notices a problem - which could take quite a while in some cases - and then by the time a mod has had a chance to deal with it... a lot more misunderstandings can keep circulating...
I remain impressed with how civil the BH forum is, and it makes interacting here so much more pleasant. And that encourages a better exchange of ideas, in my mind.
I continue to thank the mods, for whom this seems to be an endless and sometimes thankless task, and also all of the other members of the BH community. It's quite a remarkable group. The vast diversity of backgrounds, knowledge, and experiences is both impressive and extremely helpful.
We have learned a huge amount and benefitted in actual financial terms as well.
Perhaps HF will return sometime? I wasn't aware of the details leading up to their departure.
RM
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Re: Where did HEDGEFUNDIE go?
I bet he lurks here.
Re: Where did HEDGEFUNDIE go?
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