Authors: Marc Odo

06.02.2019

Chasing Yield

Since interest rates had been so low for so long, many investors had sought investments with higher yields. This meant...

04.10.2018

Fiduciary Insanity?

How has portfolio construction changed since the Global Financial Crisis? You may be surprised to learn how little the allocations...

20.09.2018

Duration Matters

Part 3 of 3 - Managing Expectations Series - Learn how the duration of drawdown matters to the Defined Risk...

19.09.2018

The 40 Won't Protect

Will bonds, the 40 in the 60/40, protect as they have in the past? This question is of real concern...

22.08.2018

Magnitude Matters

Part 2 of 3 - Managing Expectations Series - Learn how the magnitude (severity) of a drawdown matters to the...

13.08.2018

The State of Fixed Income

Examine the state of fixed income. For a long time, bonds provided both income and protection. With low but rising...

13.08.2018

The Defined Risk Strategy as a Systematic Withdrawal Solution

This post continues the ‘Where the DRS Fits’ series, exploring how the Swan DRS, designed to preserve capital and generate...

06.08.2018

The Defined Risk Strategy as a Total Portfolio Solution

This post continues the ‘Where the DRS Fits’ series, exploring how the Swan DRS can serve as a total portfolio...

06.08.2018

How Much DRS is Enough?

This post continues the ‘Where the DRS Fits’ series, part 1 of 4, exploring how much of the Swan Defined...

26.07.2018

Speed Matters

Part 1 of 3 - Managing Expectations Series - Learn how the speed of a drawdown matters to the Defined...