Episode 201: The Limits On Risk/Reward Ratios, What To Tell Your Kids And Avoiding Trading Pitfalls

In this episode we answer emails from Micah, Steve and Keith. We discuss the limit on the usefulness of Sharpe and Sortino ratios, helping out Steve's daughters with building and managing a portfolio for medium-length goals and what else Uncle Frank says to guide his adult kids with ant brains and grasshopper brains and comparing actual performances with Portfolio Visualizer models. Links: Portfolio Visualizer comparison of short term treasuries and gold: Backtest Portfolio Asse...

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Risk Parity Radio is a podcast about investing located at www.riskparityradio.com.  RPR explores risk-parity style portfolios comprised of uncorrelated or negatively correlated asset classes -- stocks, selected bonds, gold, managed futures, and other easily accessible fund options for the DIY investor.  The goal is to construct portfolios that are robust and can be drawn down on in perpetuity, and to maximize projected Safe Withdrawal Rates regardless of projected overall returns.