Saturday, June 30, 2012

World 20 ETF Porfolio Scan With Covariance


As this 12-31-2011 Chart shows the World 20 ETF Portfolio has more true volatility than an older investor like myself may want to manage. It requires frequent trades as Countries move in and out of the Balanced portfolio defined by the highest Sharpe ratio. That portfolio's true standard deviation is a lot higher than I expected. More on this issue in a TechNote I am writing.

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Burger King 401k (SP) Plan PSDS Scan 12-31-2011



Burger King went private in 2010 (BKC old stock ticker) and went public again this week as BKW. There is no company stock in the scan this year.

Monday, June 11, 2012

Morningstar 401k Plan PSDS Scan 12-31-2011



This portfolio was posted on Morningstar's website in 2011.