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Do the Optimal Thing
The nitty gritty of optimizing the Aggregate Portfolio

Aaron Kolkman
Jun 221 min read
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Stocks, Oil, and Bonds
Stocks Boom, Oil Busts, and Bonds Hesitate

Aaron Kolkman
Jun 151 min read
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War, The Outlook, and Aggregation (Part 2)
A throwback to June 2025, you can listen to the integration of current headlines with economic and investment themes. Finally, consider the "zoom out" response of examining the big picture for real, potential risk-reward issues, not short-term trades and headlines.

Aaron Kolkman
Apr 62 min read
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Products & Prices - ETFs
All about Exchange Traded Funds

Aaron Kolkman
Feb 31 min read
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Products & Prices Series - Mutual Funds
Excellent summary of annuity considerations for the investing public.

Aaron Kolkman
Jan 262 min read
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Products & Prices Series - Annuities
Excellent summary of annuity considerations for the investing public.

Aaron Kolkman
Jan 121 min read
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The Allocation Premium
Remember price versus value? How can you know what value looks like when it comes to your investment plan?

Aaron Kolkman
Dec 1, 20251 min read
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Measuring the Whole Pie
Measuring the value of risk and return across the entire portfolio, and discovering if there was any value added in the construction process.

Aaron Kolkman
Nov 17, 20251 min read
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When 1 + 1 = 3
Evaluating the Universal Pie Chart for Risk, Return & Correlation.

Aaron Kolkman
Nov 10, 20251 min read
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The Universal Pie Chart
Brief summary on the benefits of asset aggregation, diverification, and soon... asset optimization.

Aaron Kolkman
Nov 3, 20251 min read
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Take a Break and Aggregate
Asset aggregation is foundational to investment planning. It gives investors a universal view of their holdings and transactions, and creates an ongoing monitor for universal analysis.

Aaron Kolkman
Oct 27, 20251 min read
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Optimize Your Assets
Aaron Kolkman's classic work on Mean Variance Optimization - explained, illustrated, and shared.

Aaron Kolkman
Aug 11, 20251 min read
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