Investing is a lot like cooking. Following an investment strategy is like having a recipe in your hand. It is just a guide. Adhering 100% to either might not always work for you. At the end of the day, whose money is it in the bank? Yours. Who’s the one that’s gonna eat the food? You are.

What’s So Permanent About Permanent Portfolio

Designed to do well in all circumstances, Permanent Portfolio first drew my curiosity back in 2013. Dividing asset allocation equally into equities, bonds, gold and cash, by design the Permanent Portfolio is meant to do well regardless of whether the economy is in expansion, recession, inflation or deflation. Rebalance annually. Repeat. Andrew Hallam wrote about the Permanent Portfolio – he hasn’t released his second book yet at that point in time. Teh Hooi Ling wrote articles on it, too. You can read her Business Times articles on ......