In this episode we conduct our annual portfolio reviews of our eight sample portfolios you can find at Portfolios | Risk Parity Radio, and compare them with commercial alternatives. We discuss why factors beat geography, and explain how gold, bonds, and managed futures improved results and withdrawal durability. We also confront the real roadblock to a good retirement: underspending driven by identity and fear, which we heard about in 2025 from Bill Bengen, Michael Kitces and Carl Rich...
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In this episode we conduct our annual portfolio reviews of our eight sample portfolios you can find at Portfolios | Risk Parity Radio, and compare them with commercial alternatives. We discuss why factors beat geography, and explain how gold, bonds, and managed futures improved results and withdrawal durability. We also confront the real roadblock to a good retirement: underspending driven by identity and fear, which we heard about in 2025 from Bill Bengen, Michael Kitces and Carl Rich...
Episode 471: Holy MiFID Quandaries, HGER, And The Desert Portfolio
Risk Parity Radio
29 minutes
4 weeks ago
Episode 471: Holy MiFID Quandaries, HGER, And The Desert Portfolio
In this episode we answer emails from Anonymous, Pete, and Wilhelm. We discuss how MiFID reshapes investing for U.S. citizens retiring in the EU, the commodities fund HGER and the "Desert Portfolio." Links: Father McKenna Center Donation Page: Donate - Father McKenna Center IBKR MiFId Client Page: MiFID Client Category Portfolio Charts Assets Page (for finding funds): Assets – Portfolio Charts Animal Spirits Podcast re HGER: Talk Your Book: How to Invest in Commod...
Risk Parity Radio
In this episode we conduct our annual portfolio reviews of our eight sample portfolios you can find at Portfolios | Risk Parity Radio, and compare them with commercial alternatives. We discuss why factors beat geography, and explain how gold, bonds, and managed futures improved results and withdrawal durability. We also confront the real roadblock to a good retirement: underspending driven by identity and fear, which we heard about in 2025 from Bill Bengen, Michael Kitces and Carl Rich...
