We begin with a monthly rant about the misguided idea of picking funds that have "great fund managers" and a few other topics.

Relevant links:

Recent interview of Burton Malkiel:  https://animalspiritspod.libsyn.com/a-random-talk-with-burton-malkiel

Risk Parity Radio Bond Episodes:

https://www.riskparityradio.com/podcast/episode/4965a5d2/episode-14-which-bonds-are-right-for-your-risk-parity-style-portfolio-a-comprehensive-analysis-part-i

https://www.riskparityradio.com/podcast/episode/4c25df5c/episode-16-which-bonds-are-right-for-your-risk-parity-style-portfolio-a-comprehensive-analysis-part-2

Following the rant is our weekly portfolio review of the portfolios you can find at https://www.riskparityradio.com/portfolios

We also compare the Accelerated Permanent Portfolio with two Dave Ramsey-Style Portfolios using the tools at Portfolio Visualizer.  Relevant links:

White Coat Investor article about a Ramsey-style portfolio:  https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/dave-ramsey-asset-allocation/

Portfolio Visualizer analysis:
https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/backtest-portfolio?s=y&timePeriod=4&startYear=1985&firstMonth=1&endYear=2020&lastMonth=12&calendarAligned=true&includeYTD=false&initialAmount=10000&annualOperation=0&annualAdjustment=0&inflationAdjusted=true&annualPercentage=0.0&frequency=4&rebalanceType=1&absoluteDeviation=7.5&relativeDeviation=0.0&showYield=true&reinvestDividends=true&portfolioNames=false&portfolioName1=Portfolio+1&portfolioName2=Portfolio+2&portfolioName3=Portfolio+3&symbol1=PFF&allocation1_1=25&symbol2=TMF&allocation2_1=27.5&symbol3=GLD&allocation3_1=22.5&symbol4=UPRO&allocation4_1=25&symbol5=VIVIX&allocation5_2=25&symbol6=VMGRX&allocation6_2=25&allocation6_3=25&symbol7=VSCIX&allocation7_2=25&symbol8=VGTSX&allocation8_2=25&symbol9=VGIAX&allocation9_3=25&symbol10=VSGIX&allocation10_3=25&symbol11=VWIGX&allocation11_3=25

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