How To Position Your Portfolio For Just About Anything, Using 10 ETFs
My latest "anthem" article on how important risk management is. Also, how too many DIY investors ignore it. Maybe because no one is talking to them about it. I am.
We’ve Entered the Danger Zone of the Market Cycle. Are You a Type 1 or Type 2 Investor?
We have officially arrived at that point in the market cycle where investors face a critical fork in the road. Either we are staring at yet another “obligatory” bounce to cheer the buy-the-dip crowd, or we are about to confront something we haven’t seen in 18 years: a true, grueling bear market.
I’m not talking about the quick 20% drops of 2018, 2020, 2022, or 2025 that rebounded before most people could even process what happened. I’m talking about the kind of market reality that can erase years of hard-earned wealth and take a decade or longer to recover.
After 30 years of managing money professionally, I’ve observed that investors handle this environment in one of two ways. One group is playing a highly dangerous game of statistical roulette without even realizing it. The other is actively building a “portfolio machine” designed to survive any outcome.
In this exclusive deep-dive for ETFYourself.com subscribers, I am pulling back the curtain on:
The Hidden Trap of “Redundant Portfolios”: Why owning 8 of the largest ETFs in the world might give you the illusion of diversification while actually leaving you 100% exposed to a singular, massive risk.
The 6 Critical Questions you must answer right now to build an airtight “moat” around your serious wealth.
My Personal ROAR 10 ETF Model Portfolio: A live look at the exact 10 permanent ETFs I use with my own real money, how I set “guardrails” to manage extreme market volatility, and exactly how I handle cash residuals.
Editor’s Note: If there was ever a time to stress-test your strategy, it’s right now. Risk levels are historically high, driven by unprecedented structural shifts in how the market functions. Even if you only sign up for a single month to read this specific piece, copy my homework, and audit your own portfolio against these 6 rules—it could save you years of market recovery time.
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