Episode 42: Comparing Merriman Portfolios With A Risk-Parity Alternative And Having A Look At Listener Brad's Portfolio

In this portfolio analysis bonanza episode we tweak the Paul Merriman Two Funds for Life and Merriman Ultimate Portfolios to improve them Risk-Parity style and have a look at a portfolio submitted by Brad, one of our listeners.Links:Earn & Invest Podcast featuring Paul Merriman and Rich Buck:  https://paulmerriman.com/tag/rich-buck/Merriman Two-Funds For Life Portfolio Explanation:  https://paulmerriman.com/2-funds-for-life/Merriman Ultimate TDF Portfolio:  https://paulmerriman.com/the-ultimate-target-date-fund-portfolio/Merriman Google Sheet re Portfolio Glidepaths:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oNtsaWWXexQj30_sxEGBI08kCnrdzVdWg3dITu3ZSc8/edit#gid=0Portfolio Visualizer Analysis of Two Funds For Life at 65 vs. Risk Parity Alternative:  https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/backtest-asset-class-allocation?s=y&mode=1&timePeriod=4&startYear=1972&firstMonth=1&endYear=2020&lastMonth=12&calendarAligned=true&includeYTD=false&initialAmount=10000&annualOperation=0&annualAdjustment=0&inflationAdjusted=true&annualPercentage=0.0&frequency=4&rebalanceType=1&absoluteDeviation=5.0&relativeDeviation=25.0&portfolioNames=true&portfolioName1=Two+Funds+For+Life+at+65&portfolioName2=Risk+Parity+Alternative&portfolioName3=Portfolio+3&asset1=TotalStockMarket&allocation1_1=30&allocation1_2=30&asset2=IntlStockMarket&allocation2_1=20&allocation2_2=20&asset3=TotalBond&allocation3_1=30&asset4=GlobalBond&allocation4_1=10&asset5=TIPS&allocation5_1=10&asset6=LongTreasury&allocation6_2=30&asset7=Gold&allocation7_2=15&asset8=TreasuryBills&allocation8_2=5Portfolio Visualizer Analysis of Ultimate Glidepath vs. Risk Parity Alternative:  https://tinyurl.com/ycpfeazqPortfolio Visualizer Analysis of Brad's Portfolio vs. Golden Butterfly:  https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/backtest-portfolio?s=y&timePeriod=2&startYear=1985&firstMonth=1&endYear=2020&lastMonth=12&calendarAligned=true&includeYTD=false&initialAmount=10000&annualOperation=0&annualAdjustment=0&inflationAdjusted=true&annualPercentage=0.0&frequency=4&rebalanceType=1&absoluteDeviation=5.0&relativeDeviation=25.0&showYield=false&reinvestDividends=true&portfolioNames=true&portfolioName1=Golden+Butterfly&portfolioName2=Brad%27s+Alternative&portfolioName3=Portfolio+3&symbol1=VTI&allocation1_1=20&symbol2=IJS&allocation2_1=20&symbol3=GLD&allocation3_1=20&allocation3_2=20&symbol4=TLT&allocation4_1=20&allocation4_2=20&symbol5=SHY&allocation5_1=20&symbol6=XLY&allocation6_2=20&symbol7=VGT&allocation7_2=20&symbol8=IEF&allocation8_2=20Support the show