Episode 25: What About Sector Funds And How Should We Decide Whether To Consider Them?

This episode takes a broad look and sector funds and compares them with the overall stock market for diversification purposes. Thanks to listener Micah for the question. Links: SPDR Report on the SPDR Select ETFs: https://www.sectorspdr.com/sectorspdr/Pdf/General%20Documents/Q3%202020%20Sector%20SPDR%20Quarterly%20Guide Correlation Analysis of All Eleven SPDR Sector Funds from 2018 to 2020: https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/asset-correlations?s=y&symbols=SPY%2C+XLY%...

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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.