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Roger Nusbaum brings 30 years of investment industry experience into his newest role as ETF Strategist at AdvisorShares. For many years the Random Roger blog has focused on portfolio construction, behavioral finance, the need for innovative retirement solutions and ETF thought leadership related ...more

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Bring Me Fama's Head
In the realm of the typical investor just trying to have enough when they retire, the question of whether it makes sense or not to try to navigate around severe market movements is something we've explored many times.
This Is The Next Black Swan
The time to start thinking about what can go wrong is now.
Did The World In Fact Change?
The stock market moves much faster than it should or normally does. December 2018 is one such example, this spring is another.
What If Your Retirement Plan Fails?
Contingency planning is not preparing for what can go right.
Is There Hope For A One Fund Portfolio?
Owning one low-cost balanced index fund is simple, efficient, and effective. These funds may not have a perfect asset allocation or be super tax-efficient, but they solve the riddle...
Your Money Or Your Life
The building blocks for self sufficiency and solving your own problems are things we learn as children. We need to save money for financial resiliency, stay in shape for physical resiliency and learn some life skills to be situationally resilient.
Is The 4% Rule Dead?
The connection between having enough money and financial fragility is that the solutions don't have to involve being wealthy. The solution can be about living below your means and creating optionality so you don't need a million bucks in your IRA.
Have We Entered A Post Americanism World?
The catalyst for this post is fragility of the US way of life exposed by the coronavirus. Most Americans are not financially healthy, and in general we are not healthy enough.
Be Ready For The Rally To Falter
The S&P 500 has enjoyed a swift rally over that last three weeks, 24% since March 23. Based on previous market events, this is not an indication of a healthy market.
Reducing Portfolio Volatility
When things are going well, it is easy to forget why managing volatility matters but then something like what we're going through now happens and investors think about getting too defensive.
What Are You Learning From The Pandemic?
Many of us suddenly find ourselves stuck at home with a lot of time on our hands. But this can be an opportunity of sorts for those who are able to take advantage of it.
Did The Tide Just Go Out On 60/40?
The stock market is down a lot and there is dysfunction in various segments of the bond market and so there are plenty of articles going around that question the wisdom of a 60/40 equities/fixed income portfolio.
We're All Preppers Now
The Coronavirus continues to disrupt life as we know it on pretty much every level.
Markets Drifting Into Gut Check Territory
The stock market is in the down a little range, it is still a single-digit decline and enduring single-digit declines goes with the territory of investing in markets.
Markets Panic Every So Often, It's What They Do
The market is in the middle of a panic over what appears to be the potential threat from the Coronavirus, having dropped 5%+ in a couple of days.
You Need More Optionality, Not Less
Like many people, I cannot envision a scenario where I don't want to work but we are all vulnerable to the unexpected. The task of creating optionality takes many years or at least that should be the expectation, there aren't likely to be shortcuts.
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