30 Sep 2024

Optimization Overload: When Perfecting Becomes Problematic

When we launched Acropolis over 22 years ago, I thought understanding optimizations would be the key to our success. If we could just figure out “the” optimal allocation, we would be well ahead of everyone else. Of course, that’s true, but figuring out “the” optimal allocation wasn’t possible because you can’t tell in advance. My memory (which could be better) is that the software package we used then suggested a… Read More

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29 Mar 2021

Having it all with Buffer Funds?

I’m proud to say that Acropolis was an early adopter of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Although they had been around for almost ten years by the time we launched the firm, they were not actively used. In fact, five years before we launched Acropolis, I wanted to buy some in an account that I had with my dad’s broker at A.G. Edwards. I wanted to buy the S&P 500 ‘Spider’ fund… Read More

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