Episode 127: More Crystal Balls, New-Fangled Hedge Funds, Portfoliovisualizer And More!

<p>In this email we answer emails from John, Gary, Chuck, PJ, Dave and Brandon.  We discuss crystal-ball-laden  catastrophes, modern alternative asset fund opportunities, help with the Portfolio Visualizer calculators, my recent absence, my lack of written output, Roth 401k and IRAs.<br/><br/>Links:<br/><br/>Big Ern Sequence of Return Series #34 and Comments:  <a href='https://earlyretirementnow.com/2020/01/08/gold-hedge-against-sequence-risk-swr-series-part-34/'>Using Gold as a Hedge against Sequence Risk – SWR Series Part 34 – Early Retirement Now</a><br/><br/>Episode 40 re Gold:  <a href='https://www.riskparityradio.com/podcast/episode/48a7eb5d/episode-40-answering-a-question-about-big-erns-gold-analysis-from-joseph-k'>Podcast #40 | Risk Parity Radio</a><br/><br/>Episode 70 re CAPEd Crystal Balls:  <a href='https://www.riskparityradio.com/podcast/episode/4b5d2741/episode-70-monthly-rant-on-financial-mis-wisdom-caped-crystal-balls-and-an-analysis-of-ivol-part-one'>Podcast #70 | Risk Parity Radio</a><br/><br/>Gary&apos;s Links to Private Alternative Asset Funds:  <a href='https://www.hedonova.com/'>Hedonova</a> and <a href='https://orthogonalglobal.com/'>https://orthogonalglobal.com</a><br/><br/>Chuck&apos;s Older Fund Identifications for Portfolio Visualizer:  . NAESX - Small Cap;  VFITX - Intermediate Treasuries;  VUSTX - Long Term Treasuries; VFINX - S&amp;P 500; and ^gold - Gold. Sector Funds:  FSUTX - Utilities; FSRBX - Banks; FIDSX - Financial Services; FRESX - REIT; FSPHX - Healthcare; FIREX - Intl. Reit; FSDPX - Materials; FCYIX - Industrials; FSENX -Energy; FDFAX - Consumer Staples; FSCPX - Consumer Discretionary; and FSPTX - Tech.<br/><br/>Portfolio Visualizer Asset Backtester:   <a href='https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/backtest-asset-class-allocation'>Backtest Portfolio Asset Class Allocation (portfoliovisualizer.com)</a><br/><br/><br/></p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.riskparityradio.com/support">Support the show</a> (https://www.riskparityradio.com/support)