Episode 138: Generous Listeners, Swedish Entanglements, Various And Sundry Constructions And Our Weekly Reviews As Of December 23, 2021

<p>In this episode we address emails from Alexi, Ron, Niklas, Jody and Brian.  We discuss levered portfolios, Spinal Tap, the fabulous generosity of our listeners, currency risk, website data improvements, and options for a 20-something with or without leverage.  <br/><br/>And THEN we our go through our weekly 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/>Additional links:<br/><br/>REIT Episodes:  <a href='https://www.riskparityradio.com/podcast/episode/4c5fae2f/episode-19-what-about-reits-as-an-investment-in-a-risk-parity-style-portfolio-part-1-of-2'>Podcast #19</a> and <a href='https://www.riskparityradio.com/podcast/episode/4b0f1254/episode-21-what-about-reits-as-an-investment-in-a-risk-parity-style-portfolio-part-2-of-2'>Podcast #21| Risk Parity Radio</a><br/><br/>Mega REIT Correlation Matrix:  <a href='https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/asset-correlations?s=y&amp;symbols=VTI%2C+VNQ%2C+VNQI%2C+REET%2C+BXP%2C+PLD%2C+O%2C+SPG%2C+AVB%2C+WY%2C+VTR%2C+WELL%2C+PSA%2C+AMT%2C+CCI%2C+DLR%2C+WPC%2C+VNO%2C+LAMR%2C+GLPI%2C+LAND%2C+IRM&amp;timePeriod=2&amp;tradingDays=60&amp;months=36'>Asset Correlations -- lotsa REITS</a><br/><br/>Simplify SPYC ETF:  <a href='https://www.simplify.us/etfs/spyc-simplify-us-equity-plus-convexity-etf'>SPYC Simplify US Equity PLUS Convexity ETF | Simplify</a><br/><br/>Alexi&apos;s Leveraged Portfolio:  <a href='https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/backtest-portfolio?s=y&amp;timePeriod=2&amp;startYear=1985&amp;firstMonth=1&amp;endYear=2021&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;maintenanceMargin=25.0&amp;leveragedBenchmark=false&amp;reinvestDividends=true&amp;showYiel