The Awesome Portfolio - by Jared Dillian (Hardcover)

About the Book

Discover best method for achieving strong long-term returns in the stock market using The Awesome Portfolio.

Book Synopsis

For the last few decades, the conventional wisdom in investing has been to put your money in low-cost index funds, let them compound over time, and ride them into retirement, where you pick up your bag of money. Often, that isn't what happens. Over the course of an investing lifetime, there will be enormous ups and downs, big bear markets, and people will be unable to withstand the volatility and liquidate their investments at the worst possible time.

If volatility is the enemy, then the goal should be to construct a portfolio that gives you something close to the stock market index, but with a lot less volatility--that is the Awesome Portfolio. With a very simple mix of stocks, bonds, cash, gold, and real estate, you can come close to the returns of the index, while cutting one's volatility almost in half, and dramatically reducing the drawdowns. It is the portfolio for people who want to sleep at night, and not ever have to worry about what their investments are doing.

Jared Dillian, a seasoned Wall Street veteran and financial thought leader, dives deep into the philosophy and rationale behind the Awesome Portfolio, and digs into the historical returns and the mathematics behind why the portfolio works. It's a new way of thinking about investing for retirement, and will revolutionize the financial advisory industry.

Review Quotes

Praise for No Worries

"No matter where you are starting from, No Worries has something to teach you."
--Joshua M. Brown, Author and CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management

"Among the crowd chorus of sameness on Wall Street there are a few voices that stand out. Jared Dillian is one such voice."
--Charles Payne, Host, Making Money with Charles Payne

"An actionable step-by-step plan to de-stress your financial life."
--James P. O'Shaughnessy, Author, What Works on Wall Street

About the Author

Jared Dillian is the editor of The Daily Dirtnap, a daily market newsletter for investment professionals, continuously published since 2008. Jared worked as a trader for Lehman Brothers from 2001 to 2008 and currently works as an investment strategist at Mauldin Economics. From 2019-2021, he was the host of The Jared Dillian Show, a nationally syndicated radio show on personal finance, and is now the host of the Be Smart podcast. He previously contributed to publications including Bloomberg Opinion and Forbes and is the author of a number of titles including Street Freak: Money And Madness At Lehman Brothers, which was named Businessweek's #1 general business book of 2011, No Worries: How To Live a Stress Free Financial Life, and The Awesome Portfolio.