June 25, 2023

Episode 270: Ergodicity In Investing And Life, A Listener's Golden Ratio Portfolio, Dividend Truths And Portfolio Reviews As Of June 23, 2023

30 minutes

In this episode we answer questions from MyContactInfo, Anonymous and Arun. We discuss a podcast and article about the concept of Ergodicity and how to apply it, a variation of the Golden Ratio portfolio from one of our listeners recently discussed in an interview, and the illusory benefits of dividend-paying stocks and related delusions.

And THEN we our go through our weekly portfolio reviews of the seven sample portfolios you can find at Portfolios | Risk Parity Radio.

Additional links:

EconTalk Podcast on Ergodicity: Luca Dellanna on Risk, Ruin, and Ergodicity | EconTalk

Taylor Pearson Article on Ergodicity: Ergodicity: A Simple Explanation of Ergodic vs. Non-Ergodic (taylorpearson.me)

Picture Perfect Portfolios Article about a Golden Ratio-style portfolio and others: 100% Factor Focused Equities vs Diversification Reigns Supreme (pictureperfectportfolios.com)

Three Ben Felix Videos About the Irrelevance of Dividends:

The Irrelevance of Dividends - YouTube

The Relevance of Dividend Irrelevance - YouTube

Dividend Growth Investing - YouTube

Intel's 2023 Dividend Cut:

Intel cuts dividend to lowest since 2007 to save cash | Reuters

Intel slashes dividend by over 65%, to 12.5 cents (cnbc.com)