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Month: May 2022
Do I need Bonds in my Portfolio? Understand how Bonds improve the odds of higher returns.
Do you want to buy cheap Equities? Holding Bonds may precisely give you that opportunity through re-balancing. Unless you can put your cash aside for 10+ Years you may want to check how Bond ETFs eg. iShares AGG can increase your returns and reduce risk of high losses.
Here is a simple comparison of 100% S&P 500 Portfolio vs. the most commonly used 60% S&P 500 40% Bonds Portfolio
What to expect from US Treasury Bond ETFs in 2020
If you had Treasury ETFs in your portfolio going into 2020, well done! The YTD Returns range from low single digits for Short Term US Treasury ETF to over 30% for long term treasury bond ETF and have performed remarkably well during the Coronavirus Bear Market. However, the current situation is somewhat asymmetric. Read what are the risks.
2 Examples why Time Horizon & Risk Aversion matter most in Investment Success
Why Time and Risk Matter – How wrong risk assessment can have devastating consequences and why Time Horizon improves your odds. Yes, Market Returns are secondary to these! Read
What Do Tour De France Winners and Your Portfolio Have In Common?
Ah, compounding, the eighth wonder of the world, the solution to all problems, and the hidden secret of life.
But is it really all it is touted to be, or like all cure-alls, something that sounds great only on paper?
Is Vanguard the Best ETF Provider?
In 2008, Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, threw down the gauntlet to his friends over at the elite hedge funds. The challenge?
He stated that, with all their genius and intellectual firepower, hedge fund returns could not beat the returns given by the humble S&P 500 Index Fund over a nine-year period. The consideration? A mere million dollars.
The Long Game – Historical Market Returns & 2022 Expectations
2021 Asset Class Returns Review and 10-year Long Term Returns Study.
Over the past decade, World Equities gained over 320% and returned 12.4% annually.
It’s probably also time to rebalance your portfolio. Sell some of the winners, buy some losers.
In fact, this is what Vanguard’s model implies.
