TTU115: Building a Bulletproof Portfolio with Jason Buck of Mutiny Fund

What happens when an unexpected major event occurs and all of your supposedly diversified investments suddenly become correlated, before heading sharply to the downside?  Jason Buck and his partner at Mutiny Fund have been thinking about this question for a long-time, and have created a portfolio designed to protect against these ‘Black Swan’, high-volatility events.  Jason has been a long-time listener of the show, so it was only right that I invited him on to discuss some of the methods and thinking behind Mutiny Fund, and how these approaches can provide protection and profits during all market environments. ----- EXCEPTIONAL RESOURCE: Find Out How to Build a Safer & Better Performing Portfolio using this FREE NEW Portfolio Builder Tool In This Episode, You’ll Learn:How Jason got to where he is todayIf the initial risks Jason set out to protect his clients against, have changedWhy CTAs could be considered ‘long-volatility’ assets that provide protection during broad market selloffs such as 2020The benefits of ‘ensemble’ investingThe opposite requirements of building wealth versus keeping wealthWhy a sample size of 100 years is still just an anomalyWhy the typical ‘diverse’ portfolio might be riskier than investors realiseWhat a ‘long-volatility’ asset looks likeThe history of long-volatility assetsThe term ‘crisis alpha’ and what it means to him and his clientsHow to overcome the challenges of educating investors about volatility-event risksWhether the addition of long-volatility components to portfolios today has affected his initial approachWhy the Sharpe Ratio is often misunderstood as a risk measurement toolHow much, and why, returns vary among different long-volatility managersHow to approach position sizing with black swan events in mindSome of the common investor mistakesHow to choose between different Trend Following managersHow to create a strategy for inflationary and deflationary environmentsIf less-liquid assets can be safely incorporated into a portfolioHow to analyse backtests properlyIf Jason uses Gold and Bitcoin in his long-volatility strategiesWhat keeps Jason up at night in terms of risks ----- Follow Niels on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube or via the TTU website. IT’s TRUE ? – most CIO’s read 50+ books each year – get your FREE copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. And you can get a free copy of my latest book “Ten Reasons to Add Trend Following to Your Portfolio” here. Learn more about the Trend Barometer here. Send your questions to <a href="mailto:info@toptradersunplugged.com%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"...