Episode 125: Levered Portfolios, Alternative Funds And Investments And More On The NFTs

<p>In this episode we answer emails from Paul, Mike, Brett, Yarrow and Peter.  We discuss a Levered All Seasons Portfolio, an investment in BIP, closed-end funds and issues with GAA.  We also address Peter&apos;s issues with trying to buy a Risk Parity Radio NFT.<br/><br/>Links:  <br/><br/>Optimized Portfolio Article about the Levered All Seasons:  <a href='https://www.optimizedportfolio.com/all-weather-portfolio/'>Ray Dalio All Weather Portfolio Review, ETF&apos;s, &amp; Leverage (optimizedportfolio.com)</a><br/><br/>Paul&apos;s Levered All Weather M1 Pie:  <a href='https://dashboard.m1finance.com/share?token=H4sIAAAAAAACA43OwQqCQBAG4FdZ5uxBMSkED4EdOqgFWoeIkG3SqU1FJ8xk373t0MmLt5nh_35mBB4aBB8q7C8NIVhQ5c_fwX2LtVLiiDmX2Ipd3fKtVlSLnrgUGZMiJuwM6BRJM_inEbgGf_xXdihfLfFgInQ1e2YfwuQunTjdBKAtaLCVWHFemLBra2sWj7wonHLHm8mlE6X7CV_O1FsvDh-fqAgmDau57y-StJjoha3P-gugjRT1iwEAAA&amp;referrerCode=LreWpXh53TiZ&amp;affiliateCode=19sUns2VDxyIRpBwoBx3K3OmUkBV8dQciSyv2I0&amp;utm_source=2113381&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=10646&amp;utm_content=19sUns2VDxyIRpBwoBx3K3OmUkBV8dQciSyv2I0&amp;irgwc=1'>Paul&apos;s Portfolio | M1 Finance</a><br/><br/>Correlation Analysis for BIP:   <a href='https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/asset-correlations?s=y&amp;symbols=BIP%2C+VTI%2C+IJS%2C+TLT%2C+GLD%2C+VNQ%2C+O%2C+SHY%2C+PFF&amp;timePeriod=2&amp;tradingDays=60&amp;months=36'>Asset Correlations (portfoliovisualizer.com)</a><br/> <br/>Golden Ratio Portfolio using BIP:  <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