Episode 168: Celebrating With Risk Parity Chronicles, More Cowbell, Dividend Handling, Two-Fund Portfolios And THE DUDE

<p>In this episode we answer questions from Doron, George, Eddie J. and Alexi (a/k/a &quot;Duder&quot;).  We discuss the Macro-Allocation Principle and when to diversify your stock portfolio, what to do with dividends,  experimenting with leveraged two-fund portfolios and options for investing in volatility and managed futures/trend following with the Dude.<br/><br/>We also talk about reaching 250,000 downloads and about what&apos;s happening over at Risk Parity Chronicles.<br/><br/>Links:<br/><br/>Johnny Ball and his Pentagram:  <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoJtruAGfTY'>Drawing an Egg (with a Pentagon) - Numberphile - YouTube</a><br/><br/>Risk Parity Chronicles post re Backtester Tool:  <a href='https://www.riskparitychronicles.com/portfolio-backtest-shortcut-tool-explainer/'>Portfolio Backtest Shortcut Tool explainer (riskparitychronicles.com)</a><br/><br/>Risk Parity Chronicles tutorial:  <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsxGcbO9g5E&amp;t=1s'>Screencast for Portfolio Backtest Shortcut Tool - YouTube</a><br/><br/>Risk Parity Chronicles Inflation Post:  <a href='https://www.riskparitychronicles.com/five-asset-classes-for-fighting-inflation-a-test/'>Best Asset Classes for Surviving Inflation: a test (riskparitychronicles.com)</a><br/><br/>The Dude&apos;s Proposed Dragon-Type Portfolio:  <a href='https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/backtest-portfolio?s=y&amp;timePeriod=2&amp;startYear=1985&amp;firstMonth=1&amp;endYear=2022&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;leverageType=0&amp;leverageRatio=0.0&amp;debtAmount=0&amp;debtInterest=0.0&amp;maintenanceMargin=25.0&amp;leveragedBenchmark=false&amp;reinvestDividends=true&amp;showYield=false&amp;showFactors=false&amp;factorModel=3&amp;portfolioNames=true&amp;portfolioName1=Alexi%27s+Proposed+Dragon-Style+Portfolio&am