Episode 222: Holy Volatility Allocations, Charitable Event Promotion And Portfolio Reviews As Of December 2, 2022

<p>In this episode we answer emails from Jamie, Chris and The Dude (Alexi).  We give do some listener appreciation and talk about The Dude&apos;s proposed volatility-related allocation.<br/><br/>And THEN we our go through our weekly and monthly portfolio reviews of the seven sample portfolios you can find at <a href='https://www.riskparityradio.com/portfolios'>Portfolios | Risk Parity Radio</a>.  <br/><br/>And we also invite you to an event at the Father McKenna Center in Washington, DC -- Lessons and Carols on December 8 at 7 pm.<br/><br/>Additional links:<br/><br/>Father McKenna Center Lessons and Carols:  <a href='https://fathermckennacenter.org/lessons-and-carols/'>Lessons and Carols - Father McKenna Center</a><br/><br/>Jamie&apos;s Article re Luck and Success:  <a href='https://www.wsj.com/articles/nobel-prize-luck-success-talent-11664903787?mod=hp_featst_pos5'>Winning a Nobel Prize Takes Luck as Much as Talent - WSJ</a><br/><br/>The Dude&apos;s Proposed Volatility Allocation:  7% CCOR, 5% YCS, 5% EUO and 3% VIXM (20% overall allocation).<br/><br/>CCOR fund page:  <a href='https://corealtfunds.com/fund'>CCOR ETF | Core Alt Capital (corealtfunds.com)</a><br/><br/>Correlation Matrix with Alexi&apos;s Funds and BTAL:  <a href='https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/asset-correlations?s=y&amp;symbols=VTI%2C+IJS%2C+TLT%2C+GLD%2C+CCOR%2C+EUO%2C+YCS%2C+VIXM%2C+BTAL&amp;timePeriod=2&amp;tradingDays=60&amp;months=36'>Asset Correlations (portfoliovisualizer.com)</a><br/><br/>Backtest using Alexi&apos;s volatility allocations:  <a href='https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/backtest-portfolio?s=y&amp;timePeriod=2&amp;startYear=1985&amp;firstMonth=1&amp;endYear=2022&amp;lastMonth=12&amp;calendarAligned=true&amp;includeYTD=false&amp;initialAmount=10000&amp;annualOperation=0&amp;annualAdjustment=0&amp;inflationAdjusted=true&amp;annualPercentage=0.0&amp;frequency=4&amp;rebalanceType=1&amp;absoluteDeviation=5.0&amp;relativeDeviation=25.0&amp;leverageType=0&amp;leverageRatio=0.0&amp;debtAmount=0&amp;debtInterest=0.0&amp;maintenan