Episode 283: Personality Traits, More Managed Futures And CTA, And Bonus British Economic History

<p>In this episode we answer emails from Mark, Wesley and Tom.  We make fun of the host and talk about his personality traits and the Big Five personality test, Wesley&apos;s portfolio and the new managed futures fund, CTA, and a question about the historical performance about stocks in Great Britain.<br/><br/>Links:<br/><br/>Revisionist History Podcast re Cliff Asness and Disagreeableness:  <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IzesQaEqJo'>Malcolm Gladwell&apos;s 12 Rules for Life | Revisionist History | Malcolm Gladwell - YouTube</a><br/><br/>Big Five Personality Test:  <a href='https://bigfive-test.com/'>Free open-source BigFive personality traits test - Big Five (bigfive-test.com)</a><br/><br/>Wesley&apos;s Portfolio Backtest:   <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=false&amp;portfolioName1=Portfolio+1&amp;portfolioName2=Portfolio+2&amp;portfolioName3=Portfolio+3&amp;symbol1=VTI&amp;allocation1_1=25&amp;symbol2=IJS&amp;allocation2_1=25&amp;symbol3=TLT&amp;allocation3_1=20&amp;symbol4=SHY&amp;allocation4_1=10&amp;symbol5=GLD&amp;allocation5_1=10&amp;symbol6=MFTFX&amp;allocation6_1=10'>Backtest Portfolio Asset Allocation (portfoliovisualizer.com)</a><br/><br/>Meb Faber Podcast with Animal Spirits Guys re Managed Futures for Diversification:  <a href='https://mebfaber.com/2023/08/05/batnick-carlson/'>Episode #493: Michael Batnick &amp; Ben Carlson - What’s Your Favorite Diversifier? PLUS: Future Proof! - M