Daily Dime: Building a business platform on WordPress
Talking about how to build a business platform on wordpress, things to lookout for with wordpress themes and plugins. Enjoy! Read More »
Daily Dime: Getting Applications Built
This Daily Dime is about how to go about getting custom applications built, but I also talk about alternatives and whether you actually need a custom application. Enjoy! Read More »
Daily Dime: Art!
In this Daily Dime I talk about how I'm scratching my creative itch, with Art! And here are a couple samples of my art, which I do in my little free time nowadays, as I try to build a software company! Copy of Rembrandt's 'Christ in the boat on the Sea of Galilee' Bowl of… Read More »
Winter Cycling Has Been A Stage Race for Me
I've been through several Stages in my winter riding routine. Call it a stage race. Stage 1 First, there was the 'Never ride' stage (Stage 1). You know the one. It's where you sit on the couch a lot, watch more TV as a result, and drink more beer to medicate the boredom. Surprisingly end… Read More »
Techcyclist Podcast: Know Your Traffic
In this Daily Dime I talk about traffic, and why you should know how much web traffic you are getting right now (even if it's not a lot). Read More »
My Experiences With Zwift and Wahoo Kickr Snap Trainer
In December I realized that predictions of a hard winter were coming true. Further I realized that this meant little cycling for me, with snow everywhere. Yes I've ridden in the snow in the past, but this isn't road riding, this is riding a trail. Unlike the old concrete trails I used to ride, this… Read More »
Improved Portfolio Optimizer, and Initial Results
I've been working hard on making the tools better, in particular on the optimizer, to make sure it produces great results. Keep in mind that studies that use historical returns can only be relied on so much. And we should never be using historical results to tweak the portfolio, because it leads to overfitting. If… Read More »
Machine Learning In Investing
Machine learning can be used in investing in a variety of ways. This article seeks to show a few of those and describe the basics. Hedge funds have tried for years to use machine learning (or AI) in their funds. Moving on to today, all quantitative funds use some form of machine learning. Some hedge… Read More »
Optimizing Some Popular Portfolios
In Forbes I found a post about some 'expert' model portfolios. I thought it would be interesting to try optimizing these portfolios using RIAengine smart portfolio optimizer, and seeing what backtests looked like. Here are the results. Buffet 90/10 Portfolio The first portfolio is simple, just 90% allocation to an S&P500 index fund (I chose… Read More »
Investment Portfolio Risk, Reduce It Or Risk Losing Clients
Investment portfolio risk can be an uncomfortable topic. It’s easy to find articles all over the internet that encourage people to sit tight when things are dropping. Warren Buffet’s famous instructions regarding his wife’s trust are to put 90% of it in the S&P500. And since Warren Buffet says to do it, a lot of… Read More »