Content Library Items
WSJ Article – Balancing Risk Reduction and FOMO
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In this Wall Street Journal article Eric Crittenden expresses concerns about the market environment and the lack of historical precedent.
See moreMonthly Returns
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Monthly returns for the Standpoint mutual fund since inception.
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 moreStandpoint vs. 60% Stocks/40% Bonds
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See how Standpoint stacks up against the traditional 60/40 stock/bond portfolio.
See moreSUV Analogy - Audio Clip
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A vehicle for various market 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 moreThe Market Call Show – January 2023
Podcast
Eric joins Louis Llanes on his podcast, The Market Call Show.
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 morePerformance Comparison
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Standpoint performance compared to a variety of typical investments. As of 9/30/2022.
See moreGovernment Bond Drawdown - September 2022
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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
Podcast
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: Russia-Ukraine Conflict
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An all weather investment strategy is built to handle extreme circumstances.
See moreTalkin' Shop: The Pain of Diversification
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Why does diversification feel so painful?
See more2021 Year in Review
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Eric reviews progress at Standpoint and market performance during 2021.
See moreInflation at 40-Year High
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Wage-price spirals, low interest rates, and government aid have increased inflation.
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
Podcast
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 moreShare Class Cost Comparison
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Download the Excel document to better understand which share class is more appropriate.
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 moreStable Returns. Stable Ride. All-Weather Investing.
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Built to navigate changing market conditions while maintaining stability and balance.
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 moreRequired Equity Returns
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Use this tool to find out how much return you need.
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 moreTop Traders Podcast June 2021
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Eric, CIO of Standpoint, joins Niels Kaastrup-Larsen on The Systematic Investor Podcast.
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 moreRaise Your Average Podcast – June 2021
Podcast
A thoughtful perspective and approach is required to re-wire our lizard brains.
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 moreTalkin' Shop: The Basics
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Eric, CIO of Standpoint, gives a brief overview of some of the factors that he considered when designing an all-weather strategy.
See moreReasons to Look Beyond a Stock and Bond Portfolio
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When investors are relying on a 4%-6% return in their financial plan but bonds are only yielding 2% is it prudent to stick with a portfolio of only stocks and bonds?
See moreExcess Returns Podcast - April 2021
Podcast
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 moreStandpoint & RCM Webinar - October 2020
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Eric and Jeff talk about how most bonds are dependent on interest rates and how Eric evaluates the options in the alternatives space.
See moreEric on Flirting with Models Podcast - July 2020
Podcast
Eric, CIO of Standpoint, joins Corey Hoffstein on a podcast episode of Flirting with Models.
See moreEric with Howard Lindzon on Panic with Friends – March 2020
Podcast
They catch up on memories of working together 20 years ago and how they’ve seen the asset management world evolve.
See moreLord Abbett Explains Pitfalls of Current Bond Market
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Since 2008 the bond market in the U.S. has become riskier and has a lower yield.
See moreRob Arnott on Excess Returns Podcast
Podcast
Research Affiliates’ and Standpoint’s philosophies around investing are different, but we share many of the same principles.
See moreEric on Trend Following with Michael Covel – October 2020
Podcast
They discuss psychology, trading systems, and the effort it takes to use data correctly.
See moreEric Crittenden on The Meb Faber Show
Podcast
Eric and Meb discuss their approaches to navigating the volatility we’ve seen in 2020 with the Corona Crash and the subsequent rebound in equities.
See moreJeffrey Gundlach Interviewed on Real Vision – October 2020
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Both Raoul and Jeffrey review current events and what the future investing landscape might look like here in the U.S.
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 moreEric on Top Traders Unplugged - March 2020
Podcast
A discussion about trading futures and the importance of commodities and currencies in a portfolio.
See moreThe Coming Retirement Crisis - Real Vision
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Raoul Pal from Real Vision explains how demographics have shaped asset prices over the past 40 years and how the retirement of baby boomers may impact the economy going forward.
See moreBond Return Simulator
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Walkthrough of how to use the bond return simulator created by Standpoint.
See moreGraham - In Search of Negative Beta - July 2020
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How likely they are bonds to provide protection in the future?
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 moreBridgewater: Grappling with the Reality of Zero Bond Yields
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The implications of near zero bond yields and how that may impact the 60/40 portfolio.
See moreChris Cole on Macro Voices Podcast - February 2020
Podcast
The plausibility of a 60/40 portfolio performing well in future decades.
See moreEric on The Derivative Podcast - April 2020
Podcast
Eric, CIO of Standpoint, joins Jeff Malec on The Derivative podcast.
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.
See moreIndex Comparison
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The index blend may provide more insight into how an all-weather approach may have performed from January 2000 until now.
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