A lot of times people use the terms volatility and risk interchangeably, when in fact, they are separate concepts. So with oil, for example, oil is subject to not just volatility, but also political risk, yes, as as well as many others. You need to use the sharp ratio realizing that there is no measure that you're going to use that's infallible. Just know what the achilles heel is of the measure before you use it. That's that's the sharp rati it's really neat.
#380: Matt wants to optimize his portfolio and wants to know if he should invest along the Efficient Frontier – despite the fact that the asset allocation it recommends is absolutely bonkers; it’s wild and risky and tilted like nothing he’s ever seen before.
Ionnie just rolled over her Roth IRA and would like to understand how to withdraw her contributions without getting penalized.
Anonymous and her spouse are both in the military and about to reach retirement. They have an expensive whole life insurance policy, costing $550 per month, and wonder if they should switch to term life insurance.
Former financial planner Joe Saul-Sehy and I tackle these three questions in today’s episode. Enjoy!
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