The Near-Perfect Portfolio: Sleep Well During Turbulent Times

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Summary

  • The stock market is inherently volatile. With the economy going through the boom and bust cycles more frequently, the extreme ups and downs of the market are inevitable.
  • For most conservative investors, especially retirees, it's very difficult to tolerate large and deep drawdowns. However, it is almost impossible to avoid these issues with index investing.
  • In this article, we try to address the above pitfalls with the help of our NPP strategy.
  • In brief, the NPP Strategy revolves around low drawdowns, capital preservation, sustainable income, and reasonable growth over the long term.
  • We will also provide updates from the live portfolio as well as the backtesting results.
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Most conservative investors and retirees want to avoid the roller-coaster ride of the stock market. The frequent extreme ups and downs of the market cause emotional turmoil and sometimes outright panic. Instead, they would like to have a strategy that has



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