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In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio, Part 1
Is there such a thing as the perfect portfolio?
Yes.
And no.
In this episode, Tyler steps back from his own investing philosophy and looks at how five of the most influential thinkers in modern finance approached the same question.
Drawing from In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio, Tyler explores where their ideas overlap, where they disagree, and what individual investors can actually use.
In this episode, Tyler covers:
Harry Markowitz and why correlation and diversification changed investing forever
William Sharpe on balancing market risk with safer assets
Eugene Fama and the case for efficient markets, broad indexing, and factor tilts
Jack Bogle’s obsession with low costs, simplicity, and staying invested
Myron Scholes on tail risk, market concentration, and the limits of passive investing
Why risk tolerance, taxes, time horizon, and life stage matter more than finding a universal allocation
The common ground is surprisingly simple:
Diversify. Keep costs low. Understand the risks you can actually tolerate. And don’t add complexity unless it solves a real problem.
There may not be one perfect portfolio for everyone.
But there are a handful of principles that keep appearing whenever serious people study the question.
Next week, Tyler looks at five more investing thinkers before bringing all ten together into a practical framework.
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Hope this gives you something to think about this week.
