Jeff DeMaso

378 posts

IVA Research

Keeping Your Balance

FUNDS FOCUS – BALANCED FUNDS | Vanguard’s product stable is full of solid, simple, low-cost, diversified balanced funds—there’s a lot to like. But as my top pick demonstrates, with a little effort, simple can be improved.

| 24 min read
IVA Research

A Better 50-50 Portfolio

How to balance your portfolio using Wellington and Wellesley Income.

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Weekly Brief

Securities Lending … Not For All

A factory construction boom | Securities lending for the wealthy

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IVA Research

One Size Doesn’t Fit All

FUNDS FOCUS – Life-Cycle | There’s a lot to like about Vanguard’s allocations, and I’ve always said that investing doesn’t need to be complicated, but investing isn’t one size fits all, either.

| 23 min read
Monthly Recap

We Were Promised a Recession

JULY 2023 | With no recession in sight, stocks delivered double-digit returns in the first half of 2023. Be wary of outsized one-year returns and the Super Seven. Plus, an article roundup and the IVA Factor Tracker.

| 9 min read
Weekly Brief

To Coup, Or Not to Coup

One-year returns on the rise | Where did the recession go? | A non-coup in Russia | Unknown requirements to lend your stocks

| 4 min read