The new year rang in good news on multiple fronts. A greater-than-expected fiscal stimulus and faster-than-anticipated vaccine rollout pushed U.S. stocks higher during the first quarter of 2021. The New Frontier Global Equity Index (NFGEI) 100/0 returned 6% for the quarter, 0.8% higher than ACWI IMI index. The New Frontier U.S. Equity Index (NFDEI) 100/0 was up 7%, outperformin ...
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The 60/40 Portfolio: Robert Michaud on "Money Life with Chuck Jaffe" Podcast
On March 26, 2021, New Frontier Chief Investment Officer Robert Michaud sat down with Money Life host Chuck Jaffe to discuss how New Frontier approaches the construction of a modern 60/40 portfolio. Below is a partial transcript of the conversation.* Recording New Frontier has a very distinctive me ...
2020 Performance: A Case Study in Investing Under Uncertainty
Global markets found themselves in tumult in 2020, and many investors struggled to keep pace with rapid dislocations in economic conditions and risk sentiment. Where others may have floundered, New Frontier succeeded – with both our optimized method of building diversified portfolios across the range of risk tolerance profiles, and our statistical rebalance test that signals wh ...