Episode 141: Alexi Meets Uncle Frank In A Produce Shop And Samples An Easy Chair

<p>In this episode we invite listener Alexi into the den to discuss a variety of topic on his mind.  These include gold, municipal bond fund TFI, assorted risk-parity portfolio constructions, the Big Lebowski, gambling problems and leveraged funds, choices in small cap value funds, problems with the M1 platform and liquidity issues, the relationship between the traditional 60/40 portfolio and the Golden Ratio, asset classes that perform well in various growth/inflation quadrants, and the drawbacks to TIPS and other inert allocations.<br/><br/>Links:<br/><br/>Episode 40 re Gold:  <a href='https://www.riskparityradio.com/podcast/episode/48a7eb5d/episode-40-answering-a-question-about-big-erns-gold-analysis-from-joseph-k'>Podcast #40| Risk Parity Radio</a><br/><br/>Safe Withdrawal Rate  #34 re Gold:  <a href='https://earlyretirementnow.com/2020/01/08/gold-hedge-against-sequence-risk-swr-series-part-34/'>Using Gold as a Hedge against Sequence Risk – SWR Series Part 34 – Early Retirement Now</a><br/><br/>Three Ingredients Article re Gold:  <a href='https://portfoliocharts.com/2021/12/16/three-secret-ingredients-of-the-most-efficient-portfolios/'>Three Secret Ingredients of the Most Efficient Portfolios – Portfolio Charts</a><br/><br/>Resolve Asset Management White Paper Download Link:  <a href='https://investresolve.com/return-stacking-strategies-for-overcoming-a-low-return-environment-lp/'>Return Stacking: Strategies For Overcoming a Low Return Environment (investresolve.com)</a><br/><br/>&quot;Buffett&apos;s Alpha&quot; White Paper:  <a href='https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.2469/faj.v74.n4.3?needAccess=true'>Buffett’s Alpha (tandfonline.com)</a><br/><br/>Alexi&apos;s article link (last question) re Quadrants and Assets:   <a href='https://investresolve.com/dynamic-asset-allocation-for-practitioners-part-i-policy-portfolios/'>Structural Diversification for All Seasons - ReSolve Asset Management (investresolve.com)</a></p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.riskparityradio.com/support">Support the show</a> (https