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- arithmetic vs geo: how compounding changes the mean returns
- how compounding messes with your observations in real life
- protecting yourself from the impairment that comes with volatility
- cross insights from options trading
Path: How Compounding Alters Return Distributions.
- An exploration of how path or sequence of returns affects compounding. The compounded case isĀ better when we trend and worse when we āchopā. If bet a fixed percent of our bankroll fair coin toss game we are in compound return land. Compounding is not ābadā, it just alters the distribution of our terminal wealth
- Lessons from compounding coin flips
- Your overall expectancy is zero because the common chop balances the rare but heavily compounding trends.
- Paths affect distribution of p/l even if they donāt affect expectancy.
- Since we actually experience āpathā and all its attendant emotions, it pays to think about the composition of expectancy and returns.
Where Does Convexity Come From?
- What convexity is and what convexity isn't.
Do Professional Investors Understand Fees?
- Fees need to be considered in light of the strategy. This requires being thoughtful to understand the levers. Unless you are comparing 2 SP500 index funds, itās rarely as simple as comparing the headline fees. If we all agree that fees are not only critical components of long-term performance while being one of the few things an allocator can control, then misunderstanding them is just negligent. A one size fee doesnāt fit all alternative investments so a one size rule for judging fees cannot also make sense. Compared to the difficulty of sourcing investments and crafting portfolios getting smart about fees is low-hanging fruit.
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The Volatility Drain
- arithmetic vs geo: how compounding changes the mean returns
- how compounding messes with your observations in real life
- protecting yourself from the impairment that comes with volatility
- cross insights from options trading
Path: How Compounding Alters Return Distributions.
- An exploration of how path or sequence of returns affects compounding. The compounded case isĀ better when we trend and worse when we āchopā. If bet a fixed percent of our bankroll fair coin toss game we are in compound return land. Compounding is not ābadā, it just alters the distribution of our terminal wealth
- Lessons from compounding coin flips
- Your overall expectancy is zero because the common chop balances the rare but heavily compounding trends.
- Paths affect distribution of p/l even if they donāt affect expectancy.
- Since we actually experience āpathā and all its attendant emotions, it pays to think about the composition of expectancy and returns.
Where Does Convexity Come From?
- What convexity is and what convexity isn't.
Do Professional Investors Understand Fees?
- Fees need to be considered in light of the strategy. This requires being thoughtful to understand the levers. Unless you are comparing 2 SP500 index funds, itās rarely as simple as comparing the headline fees. If we all agree that fees are not only critical components of long-term performance while being one of the few things an allocator can control, then misunderstanding them is just negligent. A one size fee doesnāt fit all alternative investments so a one size rule for judging fees cannot also make sense. Compared to the difficulty of sourcing investments and crafting portfolios getting smart about fees is low-hanging fruit.
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