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Welcome to ReSolve’s Masterclass podcast channel where we explore, from first principles, timeless investment wisdom that will help you maximize your long-term success. In an expansive sequence of focused lessons from goal setting, through the full investment opportunity set, to universal rules for portfolio construction, and advanced alpha generation, our aim is to offer you a a generalizable and coherent investment framework to revolutionize your approach to wealth-creation and conservatio ...
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Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty - Spoilers Begin
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This week brought us our first few spoilers for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty so I thought we'd sit down and talk about them!Get Custom Sleeves & Playmats at YourPlaymat:https://www.yourplaymat.com/discount/ITRESOLVES10YP?aff=149Make sure to use the code: ITRESOLVES10YPJoin this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTr15jDRgYZ_d…
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Alchemy is a brand new, virtual only format, coming to Arena on Dec. 9th. This is a rebalancing of Standard in ways we have not yet seen. Is it a good thing? Bad thing? Let's talk about it!Av It Resolves
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It Resolves Podcast | Strixhaven's Impact on Eternal Formats
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We are finally back with another podcast episode and it is a big one. Do any Strixhaven cards have the legs to make it in more eternal formats like Modern and even Legacy? Let's talk through some of our top picks and while you're here, make sure to share your thoughts on your favorite Strixhaven cards!Check out our Website:www.itresolvesmtg.comChec…
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Where the Rubber Meets the Road (EP.10)
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How we can prepare for every investment scenario. We discuss: Risk Parity and Futures Markets Leverage and Value Diversification Outsourcing Expertise Integrating Asset Classes to Maximize Returns Hosted by Adam Butler, Mike Philbrick and Rodrigo Gordillo of ReSolve Global.
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How can we manage for scenarios when Liquidity evaporates? We discuss: The mechanics of a Liquidity Shock The Fed and the Long Volatility Gap Diversification, Tail Hedge Protection and Theta Bleed Dennis Rodman and the Long Vol Trade Yield, Growth and Inflation Hosted by Adam Butler, Mike Philbrick and Rodrigo Gordillo of ReSolve Global.…
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Extracting Benefits From Anomalies (EP.08)
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How can we move from Factor Beta to Alpha? We discuss: Swensen, Yale and aligning incentives The cycles of factor investing Machine learning, the Bias/Variance trade off and Alpha Ensembles Sustainable Alpha through continuous Innovation Hosted by Adam Butler, Mike Philbrick and Rodrigo Gordillo of ReSolve Global.…
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What additional Sleeves can we add to maximize diversity? We discuss: Style premia, factors, smart beta – the benefits and risks Efficient negative Sharpe ratios Redemptions and “noise traders” Larry Swedroe and anomalies Value characteristics and correlations Flows and Arbitrage opportunities Hosted by Adam Butler, Mike Philbrick and Rodrigo Gordi…
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How do we eat Sharpe ratio and meet financial goals with a maximally diversified portfolio? We discuss: Using leverage in a robust and diversified portfolio to preserve diversification while achieving target returns Why “credit” is not a distinct asset class and does not increase diversity Integrating your bets The repercussions of levering up What…
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Traditional yields are low, so how do we meet our funding obligations? We discuss: Rebalancing highly diversified portfolios to generate 3%-5% in excess returns The Diversification Ratio and maximally diversified portfolios The increased value of maximally diversified commodity sleeves Special advantages for non-institutional investors Hosted by Ad…
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Diversity of investments only produces “diversification” if asset classes are held in proper balance. We discuss: The 60/40 portfolio and why it’s not diversified or risk-balanced The advantages of Global Risk Parity Portfolios How leverage helps to preserve diversification Hosted by Adam Butler, Mike Philbrick and Rodrigo Gordillo of ReSolve Globa…
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Preparation Before Prediction (EP.03)
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Investors are often prone to “home-country” equity bias and other heuristics that leave them under-exposed to the world’s many diverse opportunities. We discuss: The importance of global asset class diversity Ray Dalio and the “All Weather Portfolio” Making portfolios resistant to inflation and growth shocks Hosted by Adam Butler, Mike Philbrick an…
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Philip Tetlock’s research on the qualities of Super-forecasters explains why forecasting is hard and how diverse models and systematic thinking can help close the gap. We discuss: Improving predictions by regularly updating data The Brier Score and why it really matters Why larger samples permit more accurate short term predictions The difficulties…
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Stewarding Long-Lived Wealth (EP.01)
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Anyone who is responsible for stewarding wealth, from a high net worth person, to a family office, to an investment firm, to a pension plan. We discuss: Long term preservation of wealth for 30, 50, 100 years Building an investment “house” to weather all storms The difference between earning wealth and protecting it long term Clearing the “high conf…
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Day 12 - Putting 11 days of Wisdom to work through a Multi-Asset Momentum Case Study
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The team has spent the last 11 episodes discussing the importance of asset allocation; the role of systematic “factor” tilts like momentum, value and trend; and how portfolio optimization can act as a force multiplier on long-term performance. This episode comes full circle by integrating all of the concepts described thus far: Asset Allocation, Ri…
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Day 11 – How to Juice as Much Value as Possible from Trend Following - The Cheapest Factor Out There Today
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In our second-to-last episode, ReSolve’s newest partner Jason Russell is joining us to share his wisdom on one of the most misunderstood strategies out there. While many investors are aware of the solid returns a simple trend following approach can produce, it is the ability to select from a wide universe of uncorrelated asset-classes (especially c…
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Day 10: How Thoughtful Portfolio Optimization Techniques can be a Total Game Changer for Portfolio Results
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The Lords of finance have somehow convinced investors that “simple” always beats “complex” in markets. But this is rubbish. The fact is that every portfolio formation – even the so-called ‘passive portfolio’ - expresses very active beliefs about how markets function, and the relationships between risk and return. It’s critical to understand these r…
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Day 9 – What It Means to be a True Systematic Manager and How to Spot the Lemons in your Lineup
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So far, we have been discussing a variety of ways to build portfolios and harvest returns, but we haven’t really addressed a fundamental aspect of how we think about portfolio construction. Even though most of us like to think that we will rise to the occasion in the face of a challenge, the reality is that we will most likely sink to the level of …
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Day 8 –Why Financial Professionals and their Clients Need to Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable in the Coming Decade
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Some of the ideas discussed in the last few episodes may raise a few eye-brows, as they force advisors and investors to venture outside of their comfort zones. But consider the alternative. At current valuation levels, US equities and bonds are unlikely to deliver meaningful (or even positive) returns in the coming years. What do we propose? Go glo…
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Day 7 – How to think about your Alternative Sleeve in the Context of Getting the Most Bang for your Buck
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And on the 7th day, the Meta Portfolio was created. After analyzing the many sources of return across major global asset classes, we now focus on how to implement different strategies and the most thoughtful way of putting those pieces together. When advisors and investors consider adding liquid alternative strategies to their usual combination of …
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Day 6 – Factor Investing and the Pitfalls of Poor Strategy Construction
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While we have played defense with concepts such as equal risk contribution, which help avoid big losses and mitigate sequence of returns risk, it’s time to play some offense. As we seek to compound our portfolios in the highest possible number of positive rolling periods, we need to better understand where returns are really coming from and how sus…
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Day 5 –The Impact of Sequence of Returns Risk and How to Minimize it
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After creating a theoretical framework with an almost obsessive focus on diversification and risk-adjusted returns, we bring you case studies of global asset classes throughout history that will demonstrate the importance of not depending on (often lucky) predictions. As we invest over the next few decades, we should aim to protect our sequence of …
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Day 4 – Pushing the Diversification Frontier with True Factor Investing
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On our fourth day, we add yet another layer of diversity onto our building blocks. While diversity across global asset-classes is a useful first step, there are other aspects of the portfolio construction and rebalancing processes that can push the diversification boundaries even further and help improve risk-adjusted performance. As described in o…
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Day 3 – The Two Fundamental Drivers that Determine All Economic Regimes
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Now that we have established an ideal investment arena and the benefits of maximizing portfolio diversity, we can use these building blocks to dig a little deeper into the fundamental reasons why global asset classes are able to provide significant diversification opportunities for investors in the coming years. We all know that economies and marke…
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Day 2 – What True Diversification Really Is and How to Maximize it
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In episode one we described an investment arena that is likely to provide the best long-term opportunities. On this second day, we lay out the case for giving as much (or more) credence to portfolio diversification opportunities as is given to a strategy’s investment edge. We believe investors should always seek the highest compensation for the ris…
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Day 1 – The Most Crucial First Question: Asset-Allocation or Security Selection?
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On the first day of this series, we answer a pivotal question that every investor should ask themselves before embarking on their investment journey: where should you dedicate most of your energy and focus, asset allocation or security selection? We review how the biggest impact to portfolios comes from asset classes rather than individual securiti…
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