Show Us Your Portfolio: Eric Crittenden | How an All Weather Investor Builds His Personal Portfolio
Show Us Your PortfolioJune 27, 202401:04:06

Show Us Your Portfolio: Eric Crittenden | How an All Weather Investor Builds His Personal Portfolio

In our latest episode of Show Us Your Portfolio, we speak with Standpoint's Eric Crittenden. Eric discusses the all weather approach he uses to construct his personal portfolio. He emphasizes maximizing "true wealth" per unit of risk, which he defines as compounded returns after accounting for all costs, taxes, and inflation. Eric's all-weather investment approach, which combines global equities, bonds and a systematic global macro program investing in various uncorrelated markets. He discusses the importance of diversification beyond traditional stock and bond portfolios, his views on homeownership, wealth transfer to children, and the value of focusing on health and sleep. Eric also shares insights on risk management, the challenges of investor behavior, and the importance of getting the basics right in investing.

00:00 - Introduction and background on Eric Crittenden
02:06 - Eric's personal investment approach and risk tolerance
05:33 - Eric's investment goals and philosophy
10:35 - Discussion of the 60/40 portfolio and its limitations
12:10 - Overview of Eric's investment strategy and fund approach
15:51 - Thoughts on investor behavior and sticking with strategies
19:15 - Views on international diversification
24:26 - Discussion of leverage in investing
32:48 - Where an all weather strategy fits in an investor's overall portfolio
36:52 - Dealing with periods of underperformance
38:53 - Key risk/return statistics Eric looks at
42:04 - Eric's views on real estate and homeownership
47:55 - Thoughts on wealth transfer and helping children financially
53:07 - Biggest career mistake and lesson learned
58:11 - Non-financial investments that provide value
1:02:00 - The one lesson Eric would teach the average investor

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