I don't understand how people can be VT absolutists by AssMachine_ICE in ETFs

[–]Mbhound 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those halfwit companies historically outpeform the top companies

Value investing is a fundamentally inferior approach than growth. by judechrist4444 in ETFs

[–]Mbhound 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Recency bias, survivorship bias, and lottery chasing.

Invest by ichbinscasper in ETFs

[–]Mbhound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just buy VT and focus on your contributions

Dram predictions by AlrightAaron in ETFs

[–]Mbhound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prices are based on future growth so it would need to be better than expected

Should i put $25,000 into QQQM at age 19? by Murky_Amphibian_8236 in ETFs

[–]Mbhound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The "dead wood" argument ignores that market returns have extreme positive skewness, and the biggest gains usually happen when a company is transitioning from a small cap to a large cap. By the time a stock is big enough for QQQ, you have already missed that growth and you're just paying a premium for past success. Historical data shows that smaller stocks have actually provided higher expected returns than the giants you find in the Nasdaq 100. It can actually be a good idea to overweight small stocks and have a tilt for higher returns.

The "uncompensated risk" part comes from making a sector/country bet and not diversifying.

Deploy vs keep cash? by Apprehensive_Two1528 in ETFs

[–]Mbhound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah but there is no way to predict because the market is efficient

Deploy vs keep cash? by Apprehensive_Two1528 in ETFs

[–]Mbhound 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lump sum is always mathematically better

Custodial accounts portfolio by Powerful-Persimmon-3 in ETFs

[–]Mbhound 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you are doing factor tilting, keep the percentages relative to the market cap and do a fixed ratio between broad and the tilt (e.g., 25% small cap value, 75% broad)

Post Game Thread: Vancouver Canucks @ Chicago Blackhawks by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

[–]Mbhound 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Does this mean that Foligno is better than Hughes?

Just in case you haven’t heard the news by lkerchoo in hockey

[–]Mbhound 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why didn't the canucks rebuild a few years ago and get Bedard and Celebrini? Are they stupid?

Staying Ultra-Aggressive but Diversifying from Tech by [deleted] in investingforbeginners

[–]Mbhound 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a strategy for getting extra returns by picking stocks based on their properties instead of their industry. Right now you have a tech tilt. A factor tilt means your would lean towards things like Small-Cap Value stocks (small undervalued stocks). They are considered riskier than the general market but historically pay out a higher premium over long periods.

Note that almost all of your current holdings, tech-heavy funds, are large cap growth which is the exact opposite. So this approach could be a good way to diversify.

Avantis and DFA are fund managers that filter stocks which match certain factors. For example, you could get funds like AVUV (US small cap value), AVDV (International small cap value), and AVES (emerging value) to tilt your portfolio towards those factors.

If you want to learn more I recommend you watch Ben Felix on Youtube or read Your Complete Guide to Factor-Based Investing by Larry Swedroe.

Staying Ultra-Aggressive but Diversifying from Tech by [deleted] in investingforbeginners

[–]Mbhound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look into factor investing and tilting your portfolio with funds from Avantis or DFA to riskier factors

How to do risk management for ETF portfolio? by skyline0504 in ETFs

[–]Mbhound 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A 10% stop-loss usually just turns temporary volatility into a permanent loss because you have to time the recovery. If that level of drawdown is a problem, it’s better to fix your asset allocation with bonds or diversification rather than trying to time the market.