Episode 115: Dr. Seuss, Mystery Email Reader And Our Weekly Portfolio Reviews As Of August 27, 2021

<p>In this episode we answer four emails from Dave, or Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate if you prefer.  We address foolish consistencies and conflicts of interest, the reason we have sample portfolios, interest rate hysteria and Vanguard&apos;s VPGDX fund.  <br/><br/>And then we go to our weekly portfolio reviews of the seven sample portfolios you can find at <a href='https://www.riskparityradio.com/portfolios'>Portfolios | Risk Parity Radio</a><br/><br/>Additional Links:<br/><br/>Contents of VPGDX:  <a href='https://investor.vanguard.com/mutual-funds/profile/VPGDX'>VPGDX - Vanguard Managed Allocation Fund | Vanguard</a><br/><br/>Analysis if VPGDX vs. Golden Butterfly vs. Golden Ratio:  <a href='https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/backtest-portfolio?s=y&amp;timePeriod=4&amp;startYear=1985&amp;firstMonth=1&amp;endYear=2021&amp;lastMonth=12&amp;calendarAligned=true&amp;includeYTD=false&amp;initialAmount=10000&amp;annualOperation=0&amp;annualAdjustment=0&amp;inflationAdjusted=true&amp;annualPercentage=0.0&amp;frequency=4&amp;rebalanceType=1&amp;absoluteDeviation=5.0&amp;relativeDeviation=25.0&amp;reinvestDividends=true&amp;showYield=false&amp;showFactors=false&amp;factorModel=3&amp;portfolioNames=true&amp;portfolioName1=VPGDX&amp;portfolioName2=Golden+Ratio&amp;portfolioName3=Golden+Butterfly&amp;symbol1=VPGDX&amp;allocation1_1=100&amp;symbol2=VIGAX&amp;allocation2_2=21&amp;symbol3=VISVX&amp;allocation3_2=21&amp;allocation3_3=20&amp;symbol4=TLT&amp;allocation4_2=26&amp;allocation4_3=20&amp;symbol5=GLD&amp;allocation5_2=16&amp;allocation5_3=20&amp;symbol6=VGSLX&amp;allocation6_2=10&amp;symbol7=CASHX&amp;allocation7_2=6&amp;symbol8=VTI&amp;allocation8_3=20&amp;symbol9=SHY&amp;allocation9_3=20'>Backtest Portfolio Asset Allocation (portfoliovisualizer.com)</a></p>