We enjoy hearing from members about their experiences using our platform to analyze and combine tactical asset allocation strategies. We do a bad job of sharing that feedback with other members, and that’s a shame, because there’s often a lot of wisdom in it. So let’s change that. What follows is an email from member […]
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Strategy-Asset Matrix
The table below shows the asset classes traded by each of the public strategies that we track. Note that this is the strategy’s entire asset universe, and most strategies will only hold a subset of these at any given time. We compiled this data as part of a big upcoming site upgrade, but a number […]
Comparing Tactical Asset Allocation ETFs to Public TAA Strategies
In this post we compare the performance of the 49 tactical asset allocation strategies that we track to 6 ETFs that provide all-in-one exposure to TAA. We were inspired by James Picerno’s Capital Spectator to run this analysis, so we’ve appropriated his list of 6 ETFs. Of the 6 ETFs, only one has provided results […]
Tactical Asset Allocation in April
This is a summary of the recent performance of a wide range of excellent Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) strategies, net of transaction costs. These strategies are sourced from books, academic papers, and other publications. While we don’t (yet) include every published TAA model, these strategies are broadly representative of the TAA space. Learn more about what […]
Asset Allocation Roundup
Four recent asset allocation articles (tactical or otherwise) that you might have missed: 1. Bond ETFs in an Era of Rising Rates (Better Buy & Hold) This is our first post from our new platform BetterBuyAndHold.com. Bonds face stiff headwinds in the coming years, and many will underperform what investors have grown accustomed to. That’s […]
New from Our Team: BetterBuyAndHold.com
We’re happy to announce the launch of a new service from our team: BetterBuyAndHold.com We recognize that even TAA investors often need a stable, static allocation to form the core of their portfolio. Our new service is dedicated to building better, more realistic buy and hold allocations. We do that using two key statistical techniques: […]
Tactical Asset Allocation in March
This is a summary of the recent performance of a wide range of excellent Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) strategies, net of transaction costs. These strategies are sourced from books, academic papers, and other publications. While we don’t (yet) include every published TAA model, these strategies are broadly representative of the TAA space. Learn more about what […]
Asset Allocation Roundup
Five recent asset allocation articles (tactical or otherwise) that you might have missed: 1. ETF Bond Rotation (Alvarez Quant Trading) Cesar looks at various flavors of a simple momentum-based bond rotation strategy. Using momentum to time bond asset classes has not worked as well as it has with other assets. Unlike most asset classes, very […]
Tactical Asset Allocation in February
This is a summary of the recent performance of a wide range of excellent Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) strategies, net of transaction costs. These strategies are sourced from books, academic papers, and other publications. While we don’t (yet) include every published TAA model, these strategies are broadly representative of the TAA space. Learn more about what […]
Ilya Kipnis’ Defensive Adaptive Asset Allocation
This is a test of Ilya Kipnis’ “Defensive Adaptive Asset Allocation” (KDA). KDA is a “Meta” model of sorts, combining successful elements of multiple other tactical asset allocation strategies that we track. Results from 1989 to the present, net of transaction costs, follow. Read more about our backtests or let AllocateSmartly help you follow this […]