Bogleheads:
The latest edition of Mike Piper's Oblivious Investor has a very timely topic:
Is Your Allocation a Good Fit For Your Risk Tolerance?
Best wishes.
Taylor
"Is Your Allocation a Good Fit For Your Risk Tolerance?"
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"Is Your Allocation a Good Fit For Your Risk Tolerance?"
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Re: "Is Your Allocation a Good Fit For Your Risk Tolerance?"
Yup. I put it differently. The one sure way to lose money is to sell out at a low and miss a recovery.
If your going to panic and sell stocks you need to hold more bonds. If your going to panic and sell bonds, you need a shorter duration. You do NOT need a duration longer than intermediate under any circumstance BTW. Rates are at historic lows and are in the range where it is mathematically impossible for them to decline further. Dave
If your going to panic and sell stocks you need to hold more bonds. If your going to panic and sell bonds, you need a shorter duration. You do NOT need a duration longer than intermediate under any circumstance BTW. Rates are at historic lows and are in the range where it is mathematically impossible for them to decline further. Dave
Re: "Is Your Allocation a Good Fit For Your Risk Tolerance?"
Incorrect. The 10-year just went UP a point from last year. How can it be mathematically impossible for it to go down?Occupier wrote: Rates are at historic lows and are in the range where it is mathematically impossible for them to decline further.
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Comments like the above do a dis-service to novice investors. They are made with such conviction and unfortunately are incorrect. Mathematically, yields can decline significantly further and long-term treasuries, when NOT viewed in isolation, offer unsurpassed deflationary protection.Occupier wrote:Yup. I put it differently. The one sure way to lose money is to sell out at a low and miss a recovery.
If your going to panic and sell stocks you need to hold more bonds. If your going to panic and sell bonds, you need a shorter duration. You do NOT need a duration longer than intermediate under any circumstance BTW. Rates are at historic lows and are in the range where it is mathematically impossible for them to decline further. Dave
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Re: "Is Your Allocation a Good Fit For Your Risk Tolerance?"
Thank you for sharing the article, Taylor.
I agree with the posters who noted that rates certainly could go down.
But I really like this:
I agree with the posters who noted that rates certainly could go down.
But I really like this:
Nice and succinct.Occupier wrote:If you're going to panic and sell stocks you need to hold more bonds. If you're going to panic and sell bonds, you need a shorter duration.
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