“The Worst Start To A Year Ever!”
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“The Worst Start To A Year Ever!”
Taylor at BH posted this excellent link and I thought it was worth bringing over here. Just another reminder to ignore the noise.
http://thereformedbroker.com/2016/12/15 ... year-ever/
http://thereformedbroker.com/2016/12/15 ... year-ever/
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I'm pretty happy with my Golden Butterfly portfolio's performance this year.
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Are you 100% invested in Golden Butterfly?Pointedstick wrote:I'm pretty happy with my Golden Butterfly portfolio's performance this year.
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Not 100%; About 50%.modeljc wrote:Are you 100% invested in Golden Butterfly?Pointedstick wrote:I'm pretty happy with my Golden Butterfly portfolio's performance this year.
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Me too with SCV up 26%. I'm glad I didn't jinx it for us. According to Curlew's law, the portfolio should have gone completely south as soon as I adopted it.Pointedstick wrote:I'm pretty happy with my Golden Butterfly portfolio's performance this year.
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I sent this too fast and should have asked about your Rebalance bands. Also what do you hope to net extra after 5 years over a normal PP?Pointedstick wrote:Not 100%; About 50%.modeljc wrote:Are you 100% invested in Golden Butterfly?Pointedstick wrote:I'm pretty happy with my Golden Butterfly portfolio's performance this year.
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I dunno. I've long since given up this kind of crunchy quantification and performance chasing. I like the GB portfolio better because it matches my emotions and predictions for the future better. If it ever gets really out of whack, I'll rebalance. If it does better than the PP, that means I was right and there's been more prosperity than an even four-way split takes advantage of. If not, oh well, that's life.
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Thanks! I think you are super on the forum and follow what you say closely. I going to be 80 next year. Wow! That said a better question would have been rather than 5 years What has the GB done over the past?Pointedstick wrote:I dunno. I've long since given up this kind of crunchy quantification and performance chasing. I like the GB portfolio better because it matches my emotions and predictions for the future better. If it ever gets really out of whack, I'll rebalance. If it does better than the PP, that means I was right and there's been more prosperity than an even four-way split takes advantage of. If not, oh well, that's life.
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See for yourself here: https://portfoliocharts.com/portfolio/benchmark/
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Ha! Beating the buy-in jinx is truly a rare feat.curlew wrote:Me too with SCV up 26%. I'm glad I didn't jinx it for us. According to Curlew's law, the portfolio should have gone completely south as soon as I adopted it.Pointedstick wrote:I'm pretty happy with my Golden Butterfly portfolio's performance this year.
Yeah, it's been a pretty good year for the GB. Doing so while also avoiding the "worst start to a year ever" is a nice touch.
Diversification is a beautiful thing, and anything built on a PP foundation is starting in a very good spot.