In this Part 6-4 of the Feynman Portfolio Study I continue the theme of Risk Management as applied to Portfolios described in earlier Parts of the Study. In this Post I switch from the Moving Average filter, as discussed in Parts 6-1 to 6-3 of the Study, to a “Momentum” Filter and apply this filter […]
Index vs. Passive Investing
Harold R. Evensky, in his Wealth Management: The Financial Advisor’s Guide to Investing and Managing Client Assets book, makes a distinction between index and passive investing. Few readers are unaware of the differences between active and passive management, but the subtle definitions between index and passive management deserves some attention. I subscribe to the principles […]
The Feynman Study: Part 6-3
In this last Section of Part 6 of the Feynman Portfolio Study, covering the use of Moving Average (MA) filters as a tool for Risk Management, I apply the 195-Day EMA (ITARR) filter to the Feynman “Momentum” Portfolio introduced in Part 5 of the Study. Since the “Momentum” strategy is, by itself, a dynamically adjusting […]
Goofus vs. Gallant
As a small boy, my family subscribed to a magazine called “Children’s Activities.” Each issue contained a story of two characters, Goofus and Gallant. We all wanted to be like Gallant, although we frequently found ourselves behaving like Goofus. Here is another Goofus/Gallant tale, this time with help from a publication written by the late […]
The Feynman Study: Part 6-2
In this continuation of the Feynman Portfolio Study I apply the 195-Day EMA (ITARR) filter to the “Classic” re-balanced 50% Equity/50% Bond Portfolio analyzed in Part 4 of the Study. For some Investors there may be some disappointment in the performance of this portfolio with the ITARR filter, but it is characterized by a “reasonable” […]
The Feynman Study: Part 6-1
In Part 6 of the Feynman Portfolio Study we change gears a little and start an analysis of methods for Risk Management. As regular readers of this Blog may have realized, I consider Risk Management to be probably the most important aspect of Investing – irrespective of the Investment style being employed. Not losing money […]
The Feynman Study: Part 5
In Part 5 of the Feynman Portfolio Study I describe a method of “ranking” the assets in the Feynman Portfolio Asset List based on “Momentum”. This results in a measure of the “Relative Strength” of each asset. Platinum members and regular readers of this Blog will be familiar with the spreadsheets used in the analysis […]
The Feynman Study: Part 4 (Continued)
Part 4 Continued In this continuation of the analysis of “Classic” (65%/35%, 50%/50% and 35%/65%) US Equity/US Bond Portfolios selected from the Feynman Asset List, I examine the impact of re-balancing to bring Asset weightings back into line with the Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA) Plan. Since the member Poll was equally divided between using a 10% […]
The Feynman Study: Part 4
In Part 4 of the Feynman Portfolio Study we backtrack a little and take Optimization out of the equation. We also take out some degree of diversification by limiting the Portfolio to the (10) ETFs in the US Equity (6) and US Bond (4) Asset Groups. We analyze the performance of 3 “Classic” portfolios with […]
The Feynman Study: Part 3
In Part 3 of the Feynman Portfolio Study we look at the impact of rebalancing on portfolio performance. Part 2 examined the “Passive” – Buy and Hold – Investment strategy. Part 3 moves on to examine the “Dynamic” – Buy….Don’t Hold, re-balance – strategy. The Hoadley Portfolio Analyzer is used to determine the optimized unleveraged […]