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Standpoint vs. 60% Stocks/40% Bonds
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See how Standpoint stacks up against the traditional 60/40 stock/bond portfolio.
See moreMonthly Returns
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Monthly returns for the Standpoint mutual fund since inception.
See moreAsset Class Comparison
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Since the inception of the fund investors have experienced a broad range of market environments.
See moreAnimal Spirits Podcast - July 2024
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Eric Crittenden joins Ben Carlson and Michael Batnick from Animal Spirits on an episode of Talk Your Book.
See moreThe Weighing Machine Podcast - August 2024
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Eric Crittenden joins Rusty Vanneman on an episode of The Weighing Machine, a podcast from Orion Advisor Solutions.
See moreTalkin' Shop: Benefits of a Systematic Approach
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Eric emphasizes the need for discipline when entering and exiting positions, rather than relying on news or predictions.
See moreStandard Deviations Podcast – Nov 2023
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Eric Crittenden joins Daniel Crosby on an episode of Standard Deviations, a podcast with a focus on the behavioral aspects of investing.
See moreExcess Returns Podcast - October 2023
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Eric Crittenden joins Jack Forehand and Justin Carbonneau on the Excess Returns Podcast in October 2023.
See moreEric on Forward Guidance Podcast - June 2023
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Eric Crittenden joins Jack Farley on an episode of Forward Guidance.
See moreStandpoint – A True All-Weather Approach
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Writer Tony Dong proposes Standpoint as an interesting alternative to the 60/40 portfolio moving forward.
See moreMan Institute – Trend Following
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Trend following strategies perform as well as equities in the long term, yet get there with lower risk and smaller drawdowns.
See moreA Vehicle For All Market Environments
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Standpoint’s multi-asset approach is the SUV of investments. It has the ability to perform reasonably well in most economic environments.
See moreLow Beta and Positive Returns
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See how Standpoint performs on these key metrics that investors evaluate: Beta and Returns.
See moreCovel Podcast – March 2023
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A clip from Eric’s conversation with Michael Covel on his podcast Trend Following Radio.
See moreReturn and Risk - Audio Clip
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You don't always end up seeing the risk that you take. When you do it's often too late to do anything about it.
See moreDesigning The Strategy - Audio Clip
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Eric shares his experience researching and building investment strategies and some of the surprises he ran into along the way.
See moreChief Investment Officer - Audio Clip
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Eric shares a little bit about his experience and why he loves the role he's in now.
See moreGovernment Bond Drawdown - July 2023
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Long term government bonds are experiencing their first inflation adjusted drawdown greater than -20% since the 1980s.
See moreThe Derivative Podcast - September 2022
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Trends, Inflation Protection, & Getting Investors to the Finish Line with Eric Crittenden of Standpoint.
See moreA Story: Standpoint vs. Equities - June 2022
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A two-minute video with commentary on how an all-weather strategy can take advantage of market trends around the globe.
See moreMutiny Funds Podcast - June 2022
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Eric Crittenden and Jason Buck discuss how to handle today's market environment.
See moreReducing Inflation Will Come at a Great Cost: Stagflation
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Ray Dalio outlines the costs of central bank policies of the past, present, and future.
See moreMarketwatch - March 2022
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This type of investment strategy can smooth out the stock market’s ride.
See moreEric and Meb Faber - January 2022
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Eric joins Meb to discuss recent market volatility and possible risks and opportunities that lie ahead.
See moreTalkin' Shop: Motivation to Change
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Diversification away from stocks and bonds is more important today.
See moreWhy Most Alternatives are Ineffective
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Most alternatives are taking the same risks as the rest of the portfolio.
See moreTalkin' Shop: The Pain of Diversification
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Why does diversification feel so painful?
See moreReal Vision Masterclass - August 2021
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Eric Crittenden and Standpoint specialize in a systematic investment style that they like to call “macro trend investing” that they also combine with long equity beta.
See moreExplaining All-Weather
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See quotes that are common ways advisors and investors describe all-weather investing.
See moreAll-Weather Investing with Tom Basso and Eric Crittenden
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Standpoint's Eric Crittenden and Tom Basso have a casual conversation about investing and their experience as professional money managers.
See moreSebastien Page - February 2022
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Sebastien Page joins Alan Dunne on Top Traders Unplugged.
See moreOrigin Story: All-Weather
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A student project leads Eric to discover an all-weather approach to investing.
See moreOrigin Story: Tom Basso and Standpoint
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On RCM's The Derivative podcast Tom Basso shares a story of the early days of Standpoint.
See morePicture Perfect Portfolios Interview
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Samuel Jeffery of Picture Perfect Portfolios interviews Eric Crittenden about various topics related to successful all-weather investing.
See moreOver-Reliance on "Education"
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"No amount of education is going to solve that particular problem."
See moreTalkin' Shop: Sharpe Ratios
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Eric talks about realistic expectations around Sharpe ratios and his views on the best way to target a reasonable number.
See moreTalkin' Shop: Real Estate and All-Weather Portfolios
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Eric discusses why he doesn’t include real estate in Standpoint’s all-weather strategy.
See moreEric's Life Principles
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Realistic expectations, unintended consequences, Pareto principle.
See moreBeing Prepared
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Severe or prolonged equity market declines. Inflation. Negative real returns from bonds. Are you prepared if any of these scenarios materialize?
See moreThe Basics of All-Weather Investing
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What is all-weather investing? Is an all-weather portfolio too diversified? What do we think about stock and bond portfolios?
See moreSystematic Trading & Trendfollowing
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A brief explanation of systematic trading and the trendfollowing investment style.
See moreThe Right Lessons From History
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“Some people think that it’s science, some people think it’s art. I’m just telling you it’s crucially important.”
See moreTalkin' Shop: Different Market Environments
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The four economic environments and how the investments that make up a portfolio will perform differently in each of the four ‘quadrants.’
See moreTalkin' Shop: Using ETFs for Strategic Equity Exposure
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In an all-weather investment approach, strategic long equity exposure makes up an important portion of the portfolio.
See moreBlackRock Makes the Case for 20% Alternatives
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Why the traditional stock and bond allocation will not only fall short on returns but actually increase risk.
See moreResolve Riffs – April 2021
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Eric, CIO of Standpoint, joins Adam, Rodrigo, and Mike of Resolve Asset Management for a Friday happy hour conversation.
See moreExcess Returns Podcast - April 2021
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Eric, CIO of Standpoint, joins Jack Forehand and Justin Carbonneau on an episode of their podcast, Excess Returns.
See moreU.S. vs. International Equities
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Blending U.S. and international equities has historically delivered returns equal to U.S. equities alone but with less volatility.
See moreOrigin Story: Standpoint
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Why does the team at Standpoint believe advisors and investors want another investment product in an industry that already has over 8,000 mutual funds?
See moreEric on Flirting with Models Podcast - July 2020
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Eric, CIO of Standpoint, joins Corey Hoffstein on a podcast episode of Flirting with Models.
See moreRob Arnott on Excess Returns Podcast
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Research Affiliates’ and Standpoint’s philosophies around investing are different, but we share many of the same principles.
See moreBridgewater - Is Stagflation Next?
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Policies used in 2008 were to stop-gap a lack of credit in the system, but in 2020 we are experiencing different underlying issues.
See moreBond Return Simulator
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Walkthrough of how to use the bond return simulator created by Standpoint.
See moreDimensional - What Happens to Stocks when Interest Rates Change
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There is no clear correlation between U.S. equity market returns and interest rates.
See moreAccess to All-Weather
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Many portfolios are heavily focused on the stock market and long term bonds are a bad bet right now.
See moreCommentary
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Monthly updates on portfolios positions and performance.
See moreTop 20 Alt Funds
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Compare the performance of the 20 largest alternative mutual funds.
See moreFact Sheet
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Quarterly Fact Sheet for the Standpoint Multi-Asset Fund.
See moreFund Brochure
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An overview of the goal and components of the Standpoint Multi-Asset Fund.
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