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Re:How to get rich without getting lucky by graedus on Friday June 01, 2018 @01:35PM (#17207856)
> Ok well thanks to a few recessions

I'm interested in this guy's[0][1] approach to take most of the downside risk out of recessions/bear markets/crashes compared to buy-and-hold. Basically, start with a diversified portfolio, and when any of them closes below their monthly 12mo moving average, sell it and buy treasuries.

I'm sure there are thousands of more sophisticated models out there, but the nice thing about this is its simplicity - minimal management, just rebalance once a month according to a single rule and forget about it. Looks like it works well, backtested against lots of historical market data sets.

[0] http://michaelritger.com/2017/10/19/tactical-asset-allocatio... [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGnNGuo5ywg

Re:How to get rich without getting lucky by Confusion on Saturday June 02, 2018 @11:05AM (#17214871)
What matters most is actually selling when your strategy tells you you should. If you ignore your sell signals, you are toast.