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In this episode, we answer emails from Brad, the Mysterious Visitor #6369, Robyn, Zach and Young about thanks, TIPs, TLT and leveraged bond funds. Then we complete our analysis of the SPDR Long Term Corporate Bond Fund, SPLB, using David Stein's Ten Questions to Master Investing:
1. What is it?
2. Is it an investment, a speculation, or a gamble?
3. What is the upside?
4. What is the downside?
5. Who is on the other side of the trade?
6. What is the investment vehicle?
7. What does it take to be successful?
8. Who is getting a cut?
9. How does it impact your portfolio?
10. Should you invest?
Links:
SPLB Fact Sheet: SPDR® Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF
Episode 70: IVOL Analysis Part One | Risk Parity Radio
Episode 72: IVOL Analysis Part Two | Risk Parity Radio
Correlation Analysis of TIP vs. short and intermediate treasuries: TIP Correlations (portfoliovisualizer.com)
Episode 9: PFF Analysis | Risk Parity Radio
SPLB Correlation Analysis: SPLB Asset Correlations (portfoliovisualizer.com)
SPLB vs. PFF Backtest Comparison: Backtest Portfolio Asset Allocation (portfoliovisualizer.com)