By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — For the last 40 years, managing risk for investors has been pretty easy. There have certainly been bear markets in the period, and some of them…
Tag: Permanent Portfolio
Some Quantitative Alternatives to the 60-40 Portfolio
In a world where inflation is not a threat, a standard 60-40 portfolio does an excellent job of providing growth, while also limiting downside when stocks get choppy. You don’t…
The Permanent Portfolio’s Choppy Growth History
In 1982, the late Harry Brown (investment adviser and Libertarian presidential candidate in 1996 and 2000) helped create a conservative mutual fund intended to shelter investors during downturns, with a…
