Episode 263:  A Common Modeling Mistake, Low Beta Funds, And Fun With Finland
Episode 263:  A Common Modeling Mistake, Low Beta Funds, And Fun With Finland

Episode 263: A Common Modeling Mistake, Low Beta Funds, And Fun With Finland

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24 min
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<p>In this episode we answer emails from R.J., Mark and Jaako.  We discuss how amateur investors doing projections often double-count inflation accidently and apply inappropriate tax rates, using low-beta funds in portfolio construction, and ETFs designed to combat inflation in Finland and elsewhere.<br/><br/>Note I misspoke and the USMV low-beta portfolio does better than the two created in Mark&apos;s backtests.<br/><br/>Links:<br/><br/>Value Stock Geek&apos;s Podcast Interview of Tyler from Portfolio Charts:  <a href='https://www.securityanalysis.org/p/tyler-portfoliocharts-the-amazing#details'>Tyler (@PortfolioCharts): The Amazing Power of Uncorrelated Assets (securityanalysis.org)</a><br/><br/>Portfolio Visualizer Monte Carlo Simulator:  <a href='https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/monte-carlo-simulation'>Monte Carlo Simulation (portfoliovisualizer.com)</a><br/><br/>Rational Reminder Interview of Professor Campbell:  <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhQAV1vzuAU'>Prof. John Y. Campbell: Financial Decisions for Long-term Investors | Rational Reminder 250 - YouTube</a><br/><br/>Analysis of Low Beta Portfolios:  <a href='https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/backtest-portfolio?s=y&amp;timePeriod=2&amp;startYear=1985&amp;firstMonth=1&amp;endYear=2023&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;showYield=false&amp;showFactors=false&amp;factorModel=3&amp;portfolioNames=true&amp;portfolioName1=70%2F30+%2810%25+Cash%29&amp;portfolioName2=80%2F20+w%2F+Low+Beta+Tilt&amp;portfolioName3=USMV+Version&amp;symbol1=VTSMX&amp;allocation1_1=70&amp;allocation1_2=50&amp;allocation1_3=50&amp;symbol2=XLP&amp;allocation2_2=30&amp;symbol3=

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