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Portfolio Optimizer

Maximum Ulcer Performance Index (UPI) Portfolios

We’ve added a new objective to the Portfolio Optimizer. Members can now find the combination of TAA strategies that would have maximized the Ulcer Performance Index (UPI), aka the “Martin Ratio”. Members: begin exploring the Max UPI portfolios now. UPI is a measure of return relative to drawdowns (i.e. losses). It captures both the length […]

Portfolio Optimizer Version 2.0

We’ve just released version 2.0 of our Portfolio Optimizer, and the nerds in us are pretty excited. New here? We track tactical asset allocation strategies. Members can combine those strategies together into what we call “Model Portfolios”. The Portfolio Optimizer shows the optimal mix of strategies to trade in your Model Portfolios based on objectives […]

Max Sortino Added to the Portfolio Optimizer (And Whether That Matters)

We track more than 60 Tactical Asset Allocation strategies, which members can combine together into custom portfolios. To make creating those portfolios easier, we provide an optimizer showing the best performing combinations of strategies based on the member’s investment objective, such as maximizing the Sharpe Ratio (risk-adjusted return) or minimizing volatility. By popular demand, we’ve […]

New Feature: Optimized Model Portfolios

We track more than 60 Tactical Asset Allocation strategies. Members can combine those strategies into what we call “Model Portfolios”. Combining strategies in this way reduces the risk of any single strategy going off the rails and helps to provide smoother, more consistent investment returns. But deciding which strategies to trade in your Model Portfolio […]