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How much of your portfolio is really just equity beta?

Oct 6
1 min read

Updated: 20 hours ago




Alan Dunne, CIO and Founder of Archive Capital Advisors recently appeared on The Blunt Dollar podcast, hosted by Ignacio Ramirez Moreno in a wide-ranging interview.


Listen to the linked podcast or as a YouTube video below to hear why:


  • Labels are not diversification. Private equity is still equity and private credit is still credit.

  • Credit spreads widen in every downturn, so it often behaves like equity beta exactly when you need it not to.

  • Why equities are the offence and bonds the defence, which is now less reliable. Trend following is the midfield, tilting the portfolio as conditions change.


Hear also why:


  • Risk is not volatility. Volatility is what you can measure from the one version of history we have. Risk is everything else, including what has not happened yet.

  • Alan's tips for industry newcomers

  • Alan's take on how much of a portfolio is really just equity beta?











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