🧵 After first learning about modern portfolio theory and construction, I settled on the typical Boglehead Three-Fund Portfolio: Total US Stock, Total International Stock, Aggregate US Bonds. Adjust stock/bond ratio to match risk.
Here are my "improvements" so far:
Biggest "reach" in the first round according to the consensus big board: Malachi Lawrence
By consensus mock drafts: Caleb Banks
Biggest "steal" by both metrics: Keldric Faulk
Here is where each of tonight's 1st round picks sat on @ArifHasanNFL's consensus big board at the time they were drafted. The grey line indicates the average "best available" rank from previous drafts.
@Chiefs247365 And what comes out of the organizations themselves might be even worse (smoke and mirrors, saying a whole lot to say absolutely nothing.) Although there are some guys, like Spags, whom I generally tend to take at their word.
At the time of pick No. 6, there was a 90% chance Mansoor Delane would make it to pick No. 9, per the Draft Day Predictor.
Even if that number is a little high, that's the hidden cost of trade-ups: there's a substantial chance the Chiefs gave up a 3 and a 5 for nothing!
@SamMonsonNFL Applies even moreso to announcers who *guess* what the penalty will be WHEN THE REFS ARE GOING TO ANNOUNCE THE *ACTUAL* CALL IN TWO SECONDS
Was looking out at a pond a couple minutes then heard a guy yelling behind me. I didn't think anything until hearing a growl...a pit bull literally wearing a "service animal" vest charged me.
Thankfully didn't have to bring out my knife but was assured "he is usually nice" 🙃
@michaelreynolds "Reality: Many SRI funds have outperformed traditional indexes over the past decade."
Explanation: Likely due to these funds being overweight large-cap US growth.
Sorry, I don't buy the outperformance salespoint.
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