Tactical Asset Allocation Research

Simple Moving Averages vs. Exponential Moving Averages

We've seen a few cool posts comparing different moving average rules. Here is a recent example from Systemtradersuccess.com: http://systemtradersuccess.com/golden-cross-which-is-the-best/ Below are the results of different [...]

Are Market Valuations too High?

There is a lot of chatter regarding market valuations. Many commentators are very confident that market is overpriced. Overconfidence can be dangerous. In the words [...]

S&P 500 10-Year Nominal Return Forecasts

We've outlined the fundamentals of long-term return projection models in a recent post: https://alphaarchitect.com/2012/12/projected-15-year-sp-500-returns/ Butler|Philbrick|Gordillo and Associates have a great post that focuses on the [...]

Clone Endowment Asset Allocations

Getting access to what the top asset allocation brains are thinking is easy-- "Google it." For example, I googled "yale endowment asset allocation filetype:pdf" and [...]

Are Stocks Expensive? Yes, but…

Are stocks expensive? On an absolute basis, yes. As Greenbackd.com and Mebanefaber.com have recently pointed out, the Shiller P/E, or cyclically-adjusted P/E (CAPE), is at a historical [...]

Troy Shu is the man: A Free TAA Tool!

I've followed Troy's blog for a while now--it is excellent! http://troyshu.wordpress.com/2013/02/24/adaptivwealth-the-new-web-app-that-i-made-to-bring-adaptive-asset-allocation-to-the-masses/ Troy is a student at my alma mater--The University of Pennsylvania--so I am naturally [...]

Tactical Asset Allocation for Dummies

I was having lunch the other day with the Turnkey PhD and another business school professor, when the conversation turned to Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA). [...]

Long Bonds–Long or Short?

Timely Portfolio has a great post about the magical long-bond. http://timelyportfolio.blogspot.tw/2012/08/bonds-much-sharpe-r-than-buffett.html The thesis he presents is clear: long bonds won't achieve what they've achieved over the past [...]

Risk Parity for Dummies

Risk parity asset allocation systems seem to be all the rage these days. If you are unfamiliar with the strategy, Mebane Faber has some great [...]

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