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Indexing Alternatives To Survive Brexit
Following the vote by UK citizens to officially leave the European Union, the S&P 500 lost 5.3% in 2 days (Jun. 24-27, 2016) before gaining back 4.5% for a total loss 1.1% through July 5. In those two down days, gold posted its best consecutive 2-day gain since Aug. 8-9, 2011. Gold is known as a…
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The Disparity Of Risk Parity
The simple concept of risk parity is that within a portfolio, each investment contributes equally to the overall portfolio risk. For example, a portfolio with a capital allocation of 50% equities and 50% t-bills, has a risk profile where over 99% of risk comes from the equities. In a risk parity portfolio, if 50% risk…
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