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Stop Maximizing Your Returns Using Modern Portfolio Theory

Money For the Rest of Us

English - November 07, 2018 17:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
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#229 Why modern portfolio theory is a defective way to build out an investment portfolio. This episode explains a better approach to asset allocation.

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[0:11] What is modern portfolio theory?[4:29] There are many downfalls to relying on this theory while investing[7:05] We should prepare for the worst possible outcome when investing, not the average positive outcome[14:08] The true goal of investing should be about “minimizing your maximum regret in the meta-game”[18:34] There isn’t the best “right answer” with your portfolio[25:15] Maximization of anything doesn’t work in today’s environment

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