Episode 306: Bootstrapping and EconoMe and Mini-ranting, Oh My!

<p>In this episode we answer emails from Jenzo, Priah and Matt.  We discuss a levered portfolio and tracking errors, the limitation of Scott Cederburg&apos;s latest academic paper, bootstrapping -- what it is and how it works --,  what &quot;blend&quot; means in factor-speak, and some pitfalls with Portfolio Visualizer&apos;s datasets,<br/><br/>And also the upcoming EconoMe Conference in March 2024 with a discount code for our listeners, &quot;riskparityradio&quot;:<br/><br/>Links:<br/><br/>EconoMe Conference:  <a href='https://economeconference.com/'>EconoMe Conference - March 15th-17th, 2024</a><br/><br/>Academic Paper Critical of Lifecycle Investment Advice:  <a href='https://deliverypdf.ssrn.com/delivery.php?ID=743026093126103114080095122125126066037017048084024017014104077023102021031078100024041053042031049004119122088109092067083029111041044041067015109001073112097022002006052110095104079072018107065112089094125078066066102070001068075102007022083021068&amp;EXT=pdf&amp;INDEX=TRUE'>delivery.php (ssrn.com)</a><br/><br/>Rational Reminder Podcast re same paper:  <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-C79sLpRUs'>Lifecycle Asset Allocation, and Retiring Successfully with Justin King | Rational Reminder 281 - YouTube</a><br/><br/>Portfolio Visualizer Documentation:  <a href='https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/faq#'>Portfolio Visualizer Documentation</a><br/><br/>Matt&apos;s First Montecarlo Analysis:  <a href='https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/monte-carlo-simulation?s=y&amp;sl=1RtUuBH1fE3jIr3GwYgrXk'>Monte Carlo Simulation (portfoliovisualizer.com)</a><br/><br/>Matt&apos;s Second Montecarlo Analysis:  <a href='https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/monte-carlo-simulation?s=y&amp;sl=3NftlqpAXZGAI942LrI619'>Monte Carlo Simulation (portfoliovisualizer.com)</a><br/><br/>Modifying Matt&apos;s Analysis to Account for Earlier Data: <a href='https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/monte-carlo-simulation?s=y&amp;sl=24gAMgNY61cN1xGoqGB4LX'>Monte Carlo Simulation (portfoliovisualizer.com)</a><br/><br/>Father McKenna Center