Show Us Your Portfolio: Bob Elliott | How a Former Bridgewater Trader Manages His Own Money

In this episode of Show Us Your Portfolio, we speak with Unlimited Funds founder Bob Elliott. We discuss the unique multi strategy approach he uses to manage his personal portfolio. We cover the weaknesses of the 60-40 portfolio, the 4 buckets Bob uses as the building blocks for his investment strategy, the benefits of simplicity, how Bob views home ownership, leaving money to children, gardening and a lot more. 00:00 - Intro 02:16 - Bob's long-term goals with his portfolio 06:18 - How Bob views retirement 11:28 - Bob's views on the 60-40 portfolio 15:03 - Bob's biggest lesson from Bridgewater 17:01 - The four buckets of Bob's portfolio 20:50 - Constructing a risk parity portfolio 23:03 - Bob's views on rebalancing 25:49 - Building a diversified alpha portfolio 29:15 - The challenges of a portfolio that looks different 32:17 - Simple vs. complex in trend following 37:20 - Bob's views on international exposure 38:56 - Bob's views on private investing 40:45 - Why Bob doesn't invest in cryptocurrencies 45:36 - How Bob looks at home ownership in a portfolio context 49:31 - The pros and cons of leaving money to children 53:23 - The benefits of growing your own food 59:01 - The one lesson Bob would teach the average investor MORE ABOUT UNLIMITED FUNDS https://www.unlimitedfunds.com/ FOLLOW BOB ON TWITTER https://twitter.com/BobEUnlimited SEE LATEST EPISODES https://www.validea.com/excess-returns-podcast FIND OUT MORE ABOUT VALIDEA https://www.validea.com FIND OUT MORE ABOUT VALIDEA CAPITAL https://www.valideacapital.com FOLLOW JACK Twitter: https://twitter.com/practicalquant LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-forehand-8015094 FOLLOW JUSTIN Twitter: https://twitter.com/jjcarbonneau LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcarbonneau