The Importance of Self-Reliance

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All of what we know today as the self-help genre and those kind of ideas actually flows back and comes from Emerson and Thoreau in many ways. His ideas and even his way of speaking was adopted by many, particularly those on the anti-slavery or abolitionist movement since he was one of those people from Massachusetts. If you're familiar with the speeches of Abraham Lincoln, a lot of it reflects essentially Emerson. That part of that speech reflects straight back to self-reliance about not being consistent with the past just to be consistent.

In this episode we answer emails from Lauren, Paul and MyContactInfo. We discuss Emerson and Thoreau and how we apply their teachings, comparing risk parity style portfolios with others using Portfolio Charts, and an article about Bill Bernstein's new bond ladder and how it fits in.

And THEN we our go through our weekly portfolio reviews of the seven sample portfolios you can find at Portfolios | Risk Parity Radio.

Additional links:

Self Reliance by Emerson: Self Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Full Text) (thefreshreads.com)

A Guide to Self Reliance: Self-Reliance: Change Your Life For The Better - Ralph Waldo Emerson (emersoncentral.com)

Parable of the Ham: The Parable of the Ham – Results Typical

Golden Butterfly Portfolio Particulars: Golden Butterfly – Portfolio Charts

60/40 Portfolio Particulars: Classic 60-40 – Portfolio Charts

Three-Fund Portfolio Particulars: Three-Fund Portfolio – Portfolio Charts

Risk-Reward Comparisons of Common Portfolios: RISK AND RETURN – Portfolio Charts

2022 Comparisons of Common Portfolios: Learning the Hard Way: 2022 Portfolio Rankings – Portfolio Charts

Bill Bernstein Article about his new Bond Ladder: Riskless at Age 104 - Articles - Advisor Perspectives