Recent asset allocation articles (tactical or otherwise) that you might have missed: Market Timing the Credit Cycle (EconomPic) Jake looks at forward returns based on the width and direction of the credit “quality spread” (high yield minus investment grade OAS). Below we’ve reproduce Jake’s results and added an equity curve showing SPY returns in the […]
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Tactical Asset Allocation in September
This is a summary of the recent performance of a wide range of excellent tactical asset allocation 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 we […]
Accelerating Dual Momentum
This is a test of the tactical asset allocation strategy “Accelerating Dual Momentum” (ADM) from EngineeredPortfolio.com. ADM is an especially aggressive strategy that ties together multiple concepts from other TAA models that we track. Results from 1990 to the present, net of transaction costs, follow. Read more about our backtests or let AllocateSmartly help you […]
FX Risk, International ETFs and Asset Allocation
In our previous post, we touched on FX rates and their impact on international ETFs like EFA or EEM. In short, because international ETFs trading in the US are denominated in USD, most are affected not only by changes in underlying assets, but also by changes in the exchange rate between USD and local currencies (1). […]
Asset Allocation Roundup
Recent asset allocation articles (tactical or otherwise) that you might have missed: We Are All FX Traders Now (Alpha Scientist) Because international ETFs trading in the US (ex. EFA or EEM) are denominated in USD, most are affected not just by changes in the underlying assets, but also by changes in the exchange rate between […]
Tactical Asset Allocation in August
This is a summary of the recent performance of a wide range of excellent tactical asset allocation 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 we […]
How Members Are Using Our Site and What That Says About TAA Investors
We’re in unique position to analyze the behavior of Tactical Asset Allocation investors. Our platform helps members analyze 40+ published TAA strategies from many angles, including: historical performance, tax efficiency, exposure to rising interest rates, etc. Members can combine those strategies together into what we call “custom model portfolios”, which they can follow in near […]
Two New Strategies Added: Defensive Asset Allocation and Accelerating Dual Momentum
We’ve begun tracking two new tactical asset allocation strategies: Defensive Asset Allocation (DAA) and Accelerating Dual Momentum (ADM). We’ll be introducing both in more detail on our blog in the coming weeks. Members can review their historical performance and begin tracking them in near real-time in our members area now: DAA | ADM. Defensive Asset […]
Tactical Asset Allocation in July
This is a summary of the recent performance of a wide range of excellent tactical asset allocation 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 we […]
New Strategy Added: Vigilant Asset Allocation – Balanced
Vigilant Asset Allocation from Dr. Keller and JW Keuning is one of the most popular tactical asset allocation strategies that we track (click for the full list). The authors’ original paper includes multiple variations of the strategy, based on the number of assets held at any given time and how aggressively the strategy moves to defensive […]