On the advice of others in previous threads here, I've decided to consider my 401k as a VP. Although it does have some potential PP options (SP 500 index, Stable Value Fund), it is missing other components (LTT, Gold). If/when I change employers, I plan on rolling over these funds into my IRA where ...

I think as long as you're within the rebalancing bands, you have a PP, and there's nothing particularly wrong with rebalancing any time you feel like it.  I might even go so far as to say it's "okay" to aim for a different allocation for a while, as long as you're within the bands.  You need to be ...

Depending on the numbers you look at, the return on your additional risk may not be nearly as high as you may think. Volatility is not simply an emotional drag but a financial one as well.  http://portfoliocharts.com/2015/08/24/avoiding-the-volatility-trap/  Hey, great article, Tyler! Thanks f...

I feel sorry for people who got hammered by stop losses this morning.  Trying to get in and out of a volatile market, even semi-passively, just doesn't always work out the way you planned. Yeah, I witnessed this happen today. A guy I share an office with owns an ungodly amount of company stock. His...